Crazy In Alabama

Louca na Alabama

Crazy In Alabama

Eu ouvi que a mente da Odessa estava doenteI heard Odessa's mind was sick
Que ela era mais louca que o diaboThat she was crazier than hell
A polícia a pegou fazendo programaThe police caught her turning tricks
Lá no motel Blue and GrayDown at the Blue and Gray motel
Odessa era a empregada da vizinhaOdessa was the neighbor's maid
Ela tinha dez bocas em casa pra alimentarShe had ten mouths at home to feed

Eles mandaram os filhos dela pra BirminghamThey bussed her kids to Birmingham
E a colocaram na cadeia do condadoAnd put her in the county jail
Ninguém parecia se importarNobody seemed to give a damn
Dizem que um homem branco pagou a fiançaThey say a white man posted bail
Meu pai disse pra não contar nadaMy dad said not to breathe a word
Eu falei pro meu irmão tudo que ouviI told my brother all I heard

E o trem da mudançaAnd the train of change
Estava chegando rápido na minha cidadeWas coming fast to my hometown
Tivemos a escolha de embarcarWe had the choice to climb on board
Ou ser atropeladosOr get run down

Era uma loucura láIt was crazy there
Homens adultos brigandoWere grown men fights
Por causa da segregação e dos direitos civisOver segregation and civil rights
Martin Luther King e o KKKMartin Luther King and the KKK
George C. Wallace e LBJGeorge C. Wallace and LBJ
E quando a Guarda Nacional chegouAnd when the National Guard came in
Eu pensei que o mundo ia acabarI thought the world was gonna end
Era uma loucura na AlabamaIt was crazy in Alabama

Lá no Dairy Dip da esquinaDown at the corner Dairy Dip
Vendiam sorvete por uma moedaThey sold soft ice cream for a dime
Os brancos pediam pela frenteWhite people ordered from the front
O lado era pra linha dos negrosThe side was for the colored line
Todos nós éramos avisados que eles tinham seu lugarWe all were told they had their place
Porque eram de uma raça diferenteBecause they were a different race

Passávamos tardes quentes de verãoWe spent hot summer afternoons
Na piscina públicaAt the public swimming pool
Onde os privilegiados e poucosWhere the privileged and the few
Brincavam na sua ilha de azul frescoPlayed on their island of cool blue
Crianças negrasBrown children
Assistiam do lado de fora da cercaWatched outside the fence
Nunca fez sentido nenhumIt never made one lick of sense
Mas o trem da mudançaBut the train of change
Estava chegando rápido na minha cidadeWas coming fast to my hometown
Tivemos a escolha de embarcarWe had the choice to climb on board
Ou ser atropeladosOr get run down

Minha mãe gritou, criança, entraMy momma yelled child get inside
Fechou as cortinas e trancou as portasDrew the drapes and locked the doors
Assistimos os manifestantes passandoWe watched the marchers passing by
Sentimos o tremor, ouvimos o rugidoFelt the rumble heard the roar
Todos de mãos dadas, cantavam e choravamThey all held hands they sang and wept
E a liberdade ecoava em cada passoAnd freedom rang in every step

Porque o trem da mudançaCause the train of change
Estava marchando pela minha cidadeWas marching through my hometown
Tivemos a escolha de embarcarWe had the choice to climb on board
Ou ser atropeladosOr get run down