If it came to pass that they should ask If it came to pass that they should ask Si sucedió que se debe preguntar What could I tell them What could I tell them ¿Qué podía decirles Would they criticize behind my back Would they criticize behind my back Habría que criticar a mis espaldas Maybe I should let them Maybe I should let them Tal vez debería dejarlos Oh if only then and only then Oh if only then and only then ¡Oh, si entonces y sólo entonces They would understand They would understand Ellos entienden They'd turn a full-blooded city boy They'd turn a full-blooded city boy Ellos a su vez había un niño de ciudad llena de sangre Into a full-blooded city man Into a full-blooded city man En una ciudad llena de sangre del hombre If they could face it If they could face it Si podían hacerle frente I could take it in their eyes I could take it in their eyes Yo podía tener en los ojos Oh I know I'd make it Oh I know I'd make it Oh, yo sé que había que hacer Their tiny minds Their tiny minds Sus mentes pequeñas And sacred cows just fake it And sacred cows just fake it Y las vacas sagradas simplemente falso If only then and only then If only then and only then Si sólo entonces y sólo entonces They would understand They would understand Ellos entienden They'd turn a full-blooded city boy They'd turn a full-blooded city boy Ellos a su vez había un niño de ciudad llena de sangre Into a full-blooded city man Into a full-blooded city man En una ciudad llena de sangre del hombre But I know the way they want me But I know the way they want me Pero yo sé la forma en que me quieres In the way they publicize In the way they publicize En la forma en que conocer If they could turn their focus off If they could turn their focus off Si pudieran a su vez su enfoque de To the image in their eyes To the image in their eyes Para la imagen en sus ojos Maybe it would help them, help them understand Maybe it would help them, help them understand Tal vez les ayudaría, ayudarles a entender Maybe it would help them, help them understand Maybe it would help them, help them understand Tal vez les ayudaría, ayudarles a entender Maybe it would help them, help them understand Maybe it would help them, help them understand Tal vez les ayudaría, ayudarles a entender That a full-blooded city boy That a full-blooded city boy Que una ciudad llena de sangre joven Is now a full-blooded city man Is now a full-blooded city man Ahora es un hombre de la ciudad de pura sangre Oh my soul Oh my soul Oh mi alma Oh my soul Oh my soul Oh mi alma Oh my soul Oh my soul Oh mi alma