Lenny Bruce is dead but his spirits lives on and on Lenny Bruce is dead but his spirits lives on and on Lenny Bruce está morto mas seu fantasma vive por aí Never did get any Golden Globe award, never made it to Synanon. Never did get any Golden Globe award, never made it to Synanon. Nunca ganhou um Globo de Ouro, nunca chegou à Synanon He was an outlaw, that's for sure, He was an outlaw, that's for sure, Ele era um fora-da-lei, isso é certo, More of an outlaw than you ever were. More of an outlaw than you ever were. Um fora-da-lei mais do que você já foi Lenny Bruce is gone but his spirit's livin' on and on. Lenny Bruce is gone but his spirit's livin' on and on. Lenny Bruce se foi mas seu espírito vive por aí Maybe he had some problems, maybe some things that he couldn't work out Maybe he had some problems, maybe some things that he couldn't work out Talvez ele tivesse alguns problemas, algumas coisas com as quais não podia lidar But he sure was funny and he sure told the truth and he knew what he was talkin' But he sure was funny and he sure told the truth and he knew what he was talkin' Mas ele era engraçado e tinha certeza de que tinha contado a verdade e sabia do que estava falando about. Never robbed any churches nor cut off any babies' heads, about. Never robbed any churches nor cut off any babies' heads, Nunca roubou igrejas e nem cortou cabeças de bebês, He just took the folks in high places and he shined a light in their beds. He just took the folks in high places and he shined a light in their beds. Ele só levou os amigos em lugares distantes e brilhou uma luz em suas cabeças He's on some other shore, he didn't wanna live anymore. He's on some other shore, he didn't wanna live anymore. Ele está em outra praia, ele não queria mais viver Lenny Bruce is dead but he didn't commit any crime Lenny Bruce is dead but he didn't commit any crime Lenny Bruce está morto mas não cometeu nenhum crime He just had the insight to rip off the lid before its time. He just had the insight to rip off the lid before its time. Ele tinha o deslumbre de ter tirado as pálpebras antes do seu tempo I rode with him in a taxi once, only for a mile and a half, I rode with him in a taxi once, only for a mile and a half, Eu rodei em um taxi com ele, só por um quilômetro e meio Seemed like it took a couple of months. Seemed like it took a couple of months. Pareceu que foram dois meses Lenny Bruce moved on and like the ones that killed him, gone. Lenny Bruce moved on and like the ones that killed him, gone. Lenny Bruce se mudou e assim como aqueles que o mataram, se foi They said that he was sick 'cause he didn't play by the rules They said that he was sick 'cause he didn't play by the rules Diziam que ele estava doente porque não agia corretamente He just showed the wise men of his day to be nothing more than fools. He just showed the wise men of his day to be nothing more than fools. Ele só mostrou aos homens sábios de seu dia que eles eram tolos They stamped him and they labeled him like they do with pants and shirts, They stamped him and they labeled him like they do with pants and shirts, Eles o estamparam e selaram do mesmo modo que fazemcom calças e camisas, He fought a war on a battlefield where every victory hurts. He fought a war on a battlefield where every victory hurts. Ele lutou uma guerra num campo de batalha onde cada vitória machuca Lenny Bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had. Lenny Bruce was bad, he was the brother that you never had. Lenny Bruce era mau, mas era o irmão que você nunca teve.