The Ballad Of Johnny Lo

A Balada de Johnny Lo

The Ballad Of Johnny Lo

Johnny Lo, ele era um cara de Anchorage, e tinha ido estudar em L.A.Johnny Lo, he was an Anchorage Joe, and he'd been going out to school in L.A.
Peggy Sue, ela também era uma estudante, e tinha vindo de Chesapeake BayPeggy Sue, she was a college kid too, and she had driven out from Chesapeake Bay
E eles eram jovens e apaixonados, se apaixonaram no dia em que se conheceramAnd they were young in love, they fell the day they met
E tudo entre eles era tão bom quanto poderia serAnd things with them were as good as things get

Johnny Lo, ele tinha uma grana que devia, e fugir de credores é sempre uma dorJohnny Lo, he had some money he owed, and dodging creditors is always a bitch
Johnny sabia que o que precisava fazer era engolir o orgulho e voltar pra casa pra pescarJohnny knew that what he needed to do was suck it up and go back home for the fish
Então Johnny pegou um avião e voltou pra aquele barcoSo Johnny took a plane and got back on that boat
E durante o caminho, o nó na garganta não saíaAnd all the way the lump was in his throat

Peggy Sue estava bem arrasada também, passou o fim de semana assistindo filmes na camaPeggy Sue was pretty broken up too, she spent the weekend watching movies in bed
Ela chorava em momentos inesperados e ou sentia falta do cara ou desejava que ele estivesse mortoShe would cry at unpredictable times and either miss her man or wish he was dead
Mas ela nunca se desviaria, queria assimBut she would never stray, she wanted it that way
Pelo menos foi isso que ela disse a si mesma naquele diaAt least that's what she told herself that day

Adam Tan, ele era um cara meio perdido que não sabia no que estava se metendoAdam Tan, he was a triangle man who didn't know what he was getting into
Peggy Sue não tinha nada melhor pra fazer do que pegar um bronze e trabalhar no zoológicoPeggy Sue had nothing better to do than get some tanning done and work at the zoo
Não havia nenhum plano, mas também nunca háThere wasn't any plan, but then there never is
Ela tinha seu próprio mundo e ele tinha o deleShe had her own world and he had his

Billie Jean, ela era o sonho de um pescador gritando ordens pros seus homensBillie Jean, she was a fisherman's dream as she was shouting orders down at her men
Johnny Lo, ele tinha uma temporada pela frente antes de ver sua amada de novoJohnny Lo, he had a season to go before he'd get to see his lover again
E Billie tinha uma queda por homens quietos como JohnAnd Billie had a thing for quiet men like John
Ela esperava que seu sorriso o deixasse interessadoShe hoped the way she smiled would turn him on

Adam Tan, ele dirigia um sedã roxo e gostava de sair com ele sempre que podiaAdam Tan, he drove a purple sedan and liked to take it out whenever he could
Peggy Sue, ela também dirigia um carro roxo e gostava de dar voltas em West HollywoodPeggy Sue, she drove a purple car too and liked to drive it out in West Hollywood
E assim aconteceu que um dia eles se encontraramAnd so it came to be that one day they should meet
E compartilharam um cigarro na ruaAnd share a cigarette out in the street

Billie Jean tinha encontrado o homem dos seus sonhos e tentava focar neleBillie Jean had found the man of her dreams and she was trying to line him up in her sights
Johnny Lo sabia que ela estava pronta pra ir, mas não com Peggy Sue, não parecia certoJohnny Lo knew she was ready to go but not with Peggy Sue, it didn't feel right
E então ele desviava o olhar e tentava agir educadoAnd so he'd look away and try to act polite
E se odiava por desejá-la à noiteAnd hate himself for wanting her at night

Peggy Sue, ela não sabia o que fazer, exceto que ficar ao lado do cara seria difícilPeggy Sue, she didn't know what to do, except that standing by her man would be tough
Adam Tan nunca fez parte do plano, mas a foto de Johnny nunca era suficienteAdam Tan was never part of the plan, but Johnny's photograph was never enough
E não é assim que essas coisas sempre começam?And isn't that the way that these things always start
As pessoas se apaixonam rápido e os planos desmoronamPeople fall in fast and plans fall apart

Johnny acordou e sentiu a fumaça do cigarro como se estivesse saindo de cada poroJohnny woke and felt the cigarette smoke like it was oozing out of every pore
Billie Jean, é, ela estava bem mergulhada em um sonho enquanto Johnny se vestia e ia pra portaBillie Jean, yeah she was deep in a dream as Johnny dressed and made his way to the door
O ar frio do Alasca clareou sua mente culpadaThe cold Alaskan air, it cleared his guilty head
E disse a ele que ele e Peggy se casariamAnd told him he and Peggy would be wed

Peggy Sue, é, ela também estava acordando dentro de uma barraca ao lado de um sedã roxoPeggy Sue, yeah she was waking up too inside a tent next to a purple sedan
Ela se sentia bem, mas não sabia se deveria, enquanto Adam se movia contra a palma da mão delaShe felt good but didn't know if she should as Adam stirred against the palm of her hand
E não é assim que essas coisas sempre terminam?And isn't that the way that these things always end
Ela esperava que ela e John ainda pudessem ser amigosShe hoped that she and John could still be friends