Accompany me, Civil

Acompáñeme, Civil

I was driving down TiradentesBajaba la Tiradentes
in my car towards the seaen mi carro rumbo al mar
suddenly an intermittent lighthousede pronto un faro intermitente
signaled me to stopme hizo señas de parar

My driver's licenseMi licencia de conducir
he asked for with feverish eyesme pidió con ojo febril
what can you do...qué se le va a hacer...

He took in his hands a thousand papersTomó en sus manos mil papeles
elementary bureaucracyburocracia elemental
total, that serves for nothingtotal, que para nada sirve
my Electoral Registrymi Registro Electoral

Your driver's license, he said to meSu licencia de conducir, me dijo
has expired in the month of Aprilha vencido en el mes de Abril

Accompany me, civilianAcompáñeme, civil
to the police stational destacamento
or solve it from hereo resuelva desde aquí
buy my silencecómpreme el silencio
and forget about mey olvídese de mí