Readjusment Blues

Readjusment Blues

Readjusment Blues

Acabei de sair da infantaria esta manhãJust out of the infantry this morning
Eu tive que pagar minhas dívidas através do marI had to pay my dues across the sea
Mas ninguém no campo de treinamento nunca me avisouBut no one back in boot camp ever warned me
O que os blues de reajuste fariam comigoWhat the readjustment blues would do to me
Bem-vindo a Havannah, disse o pilotoWelcome to Havannah, said the pilot
Devemos ter feito uma curva errada no caminhoWe must have made a wrong turn on the way
Vamos comprar alguns charutos e calarLet's buy some cigars and keep it quiet

Se eles não sabem que estamos aqui nós vamos fugirIf they don't know we're here we'll get away
Assim como eu percebi que ele estava brincandoJust as I had realized he was joking
Eu vi que estávamos em Washington DCI saw we were in Washington DC
Porque havia todos os edifícios patrióticos'Cause there was all the patriotic buildings
Assim como eu tinha visto na TVJust like I had seen them on TV
Deve ter sido um feriadoIt must have been a holiday
Porque tinha esse desfile'Cause there was this parade
As pessoas carregavam sinais que eu não conseguia ler, que eles tinham feitoPeople carried signs I couldn't read that they had made

'Até que eu cheguei mais perto e meu coração caiu nas minhas meias'Till I got closer and my heart fell to my socks
Houve uma batalha violenta eThere was a battle raging and
O ar estava cheio de gás lacrimogêneo e pedrasThe air was filled with teargas and rocks
Havia a bandeira contra a qual lutei tantas vezesThere was the flag I'd fought against so often
O que eu lutei por pendurar de cabeça para baixoThe one I fought for hanging upside down
O vento soprava forte, a sujeira voavaThe wind was blowing hard, the dirt was flying
Fez o céu da cidade parecer escuro e marromIt made the city sky look dark and brown

Eu vi uma garota, ela poderia ser minha irmãI saw a girl, she could have been my sister
Exceto que seu cabelo era longo e em seu rostoExcept her hair was long and in her face
Ela explicou que era uma demonstraçãoShe explained this was a demonstration
Contra a guerra e pela raça humanaAgainst the war and for the human race
Agora eu tenho visto muitas coisas estranhas em minhas viagensNow I've seen a lot of strange things in my travels
Canibais, sim, e alienígenas em abundânciaCannibals, yes, and aliens galore
Mas nunca pensei que veria tantas pessoasBut I never thought I'd see so many people
Dizendo que não queremos sua guerra!Saying we don't want your war!
Todas as tropas usavam uniformesThe troops all had on uniforms
Exatamente como o que eu useiJust like the one I'd worn

Mas eles eram todos domésticos e meu dever escolheu a guerraBut they were all domestic and my duty chose war
Eles carregavam armas como as do outro lado do marThey carried guns just like the ones across the sea
Exceto que desta vez eu era o cidadãoExcept this time I was the citizen
E eles estavam apontando suas armas para mimAnd they were pointing their guns at me
Sim, eu era apenas um cidadão eYes, I was just a citizen and
Eu estava andando na ruaI was walking down the street
E foi então que o Readjustment BluesAnd it was just then that the Readjustment Blues
Passou por mimGot through to me