The Fifth

A Quinta Emenda

The Fifth

Saco de papel pardo, uma nova garrafa vazia, fica ao lado da cama no chãoBrown paper bag, a new empty bottle, sits by the bed on the floor
Motel velho e enferrujado, o reboco tá caindo, o vento bate embaixo daRusty old motel, the plaster is falling, the wind's whipping under the
doordoor
Não tem uísque suficiente pra aguentarThere aint enough whiskey to last him
Ela achou que ele tava traindo e um dia ela perguntou pra eleShe thought he was cheating and one day she asked him

E ele se calouAnd he took the fifth
Porque não podia contar pra elaCuz he couldn't tell her
Ele sabia que a verdade só ia machucar elaHe knew the truth was just gonna kill her
Ela ficou com a casa, o carro e as criançasShe took the house, the car and the kids
Ela levou na caraShe took it hard
E ele se calouAnd he took the fifth

Lá na parede tá seu próprio juiz e júriThere up on the wall is his own judge and jury
Tudo isso misturado em um sóAll them rolled into to one
E lá pelo pôr do sol, vão achar ele culpadoAnd long about sundown, they'll find him guilty
Quem sabe de onde vêm as garrafasWho knows where the bottles come from
Talvez ele sinta muito pelo que fezMaybe he's sorry he did it
Mas não vai ficar sóbrio o suficiente pra admitirBut he won't get sober enough to admit it

E ele se calouAnd he took the fifth
Porque não podia contar pra elaCuz he couldn't tell her
Ele sabia que a verdade só ia machucar elaHe knew the truth was just gonna kill her
Ela ficou com a casa, o carro e as criançasShe took the house, the car and the kids
Ela levou na caraShe took it hard
E ele se calouAnd he took the fifth

Ele se calouHe took the fifth
Porque não podia contar pra elaCuz he couldn't tell her
Ele sabia que a verdade só ia machucar elaHe knew the truth was just gonna kill her
Ela ficou com a casa, o carro e as criançasShe took the house, the car and the kids
Ela levou na caraShe took it hard
E ele se calouAnd he took the fifth
Ele se calouHe took the fifth
Saco de papel pardo e uma nova garrafa vaziaBrown paper bag and a new empty bottle