One day a friend took me aside One day a friend took me aside Um dia um amigo me chamou And said I have to leave you And said I have to leave you E disse que eu teria que deixá-lo For buying something from a friend For buying something from a friend Por comprar algo de um amigo They say I've done wrong They say I've done wrong Eles disseram que eu errei For protecting the name of a man For protecting the name of a man Por proteger o nome de um homem They say I'll have to leave you They say I'll have to leave you Eles disseram que eu tenho que deixá-lo So now I'm bidding you farewell So now I'm bidding you farewell Então agora eu estou me despedindo For much too long For much too long Por muito tempo And here's a song to sing And here's a song to sing E aqui está uma canção para cantar For every man inside For every man inside Para cada homem aí dentro If he can hear you sing If he can hear you sing Se ele pode ouvir você cantar It's an open door It's an open door É uma porta aberta There's not a rich man there There's not a rich man there Não há um homem rico lá Who couldn't pay his way Who couldn't pay his way Que poderia pagar o seu caminho And buy the freedom that's a high price And buy the freedom that's a high price E comprar a liberdade que é um preço alto For the poor For the poor Para os pobres Kids in Texas Kids in Texas Crianças no Texas Smoking grass Smoking grass Fumando maconha Ten year sentence Ten year sentence Dez anos de sentença Comes to pass Comes to pass Vem para passar Misdemeanor Misdemeanor Delito In Ann Arbor In Ann Arbor Em Ann Arbor Ask the judges Ask the judges Pergunte aos juízes Why? Why? Por quê? One day a friend said to her kids One day a friend said to her kids Um dia uma amiga disse a seus filhos I'm gonna have to leave you I'm gonna have to leave you Eu terei que deixá-los For selling something to the man For selling something to the man Por ter vendido algo para o homem I guess I did wrong I guess I did wrong Imagino que eu tenha errado And although I did the best I could And although I did the best I could E embora eu fiz o melhor que pude I'm gonna have to leave you I'm gonna have to leave you Eu terei que deixá-los So now I'm kissing you farewell So now I'm kissing you farewell Então agora eu lhe dou um beijo de despedida For much too long For much too long Por muito tempo And here's a song to sing And here's a song to sing E aqui está uma canção para cantar For every man inside For every man inside Para cada homem aí dentro If he can hear you sing If he can hear you sing Se ele pode ouvir você cantar It's an open door It's an open door É uma porta aberta There's not a rich man there There's not a rich man there Não há um homem rico lá Who couldn't pay his way Who couldn't pay his way Que poderia pagar o seu caminho And buy the freedom that's a high price And buy the freedom that's a high price E comprar a liberdade que é um preço alto For the poor For the poor Para os pobres