The ballad of Sonny Liston

A balada de Sonny Liston

The ballad of Sonny Liston

Sonny Liston era um homem com olhos mortosSonny Liston was a man with dead eyes
cada homem vivo tinha medo de olhar nesses olhos frios e nubladosevery man alive was scared to look in them cold dead cloudy eyes
não sabia ler e nem escreverhe couldn't read and he couldnt write
só sabia roubar e sabia lutarall that he knew how to do was rob and he could fight
nunca soube o dia ou o ano em que nasceuhe never knew the day or year that he was born
sua mãe teve 13 filhos em uma fazenda no Arkansashis mama had 13 kids on an arkansas farm
nunca teve amor pra dar pro paihe never had no love to share for his dad
ele dizia que aquele filho da puta batia nele toda chance que tinhahe said that bastard beat me every chance he had
começou sua carreira em uma onda de rouboshe started his career out on a robbing spree
onde ele e seus dois amigos foram parar na cadeiawhere he and his two buddies got thrown in the slammer
aprendeu a boxear láhe learned to box there
os carcereiros e os padres ensinaram elethe wardens and the preachers taught him
ficou tão bom que o deixaram sair mais cedo pra beneficiar o esporte e a naçãohe got so good, they let him out early to benefit the sport and the nation
naquela época, o boxe era dominado por Frankie Carboback then boxing was ruled by frankie carbo
ele e um punhado de outros mafiosos com quem você não queria se meterhim and a handful of other mafioso types you wouldnt wanna fuck with
eles pegaram o contrato do Sonny de forma justathey got Sonny's contract fair and square
batendo no ombro do antigo empresário dele e dizendo pra ele se mandarby tapping his old manager on the shoulder sayin' get outta here
lutou seu caminho até o topo e nunca olhou pra tráshe fought his way to the top and he never did look back
derrubou o campeão no chão em dois minutos e foi aí que seus problemas começaramknocked the champ on his ass in two minutes flat and thats where his troubles began
começou a beber, apostar e festejar a noite todahe started drinking gambling and partying all night long
mas ele ainda lutava e ganhava, então ninguém parecia se importarbut he was fighting and winning still so nobody seemed to mind
aí veio Cassius Clay, que deu ao Sonny a luta da vida delethen came Cassius Clay, he gave Sonny the fight of his life
sete rounds depois, havia um novo rei do ringueseven rounds later there was a new king of the ring
e Sonny saiu com a cabeça nas mãosand Sonny walked away with his head in his hands
agora Sonny ainda trabalhava pra máfia, e a história diz que ele os irritounow Sonny still worked for the mob, and the story goes he upset them
então sua esposa chegou em casa e encontrou seu corpo inchado e morto, cheio de drogas que ele nunca usouso his wife comes home to find his dead bloated body filled with drugs he never used