I decided since I was a kid that I'd never be poor
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I've always been firm in my decisions
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When I was very young I chose my path and I went to California
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Where I started to hustle with weed
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I made partners and several deals
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And this is where the story begins
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The supply was running out, we crossed the border to look for it
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Over in Mexico I was able to find it
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Several pounds and a stolen plane, that's when they caught me
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I slipped away and bailed for a while
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They were after me like dogs
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They struggled for a couple of years
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I lost someone important, I'm not gonna forget her
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A love that had no hope
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On a visit, I showed up with my parents 'cause I missed them
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But I never imagined it, agents came to the house
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And for the first time they grabbed me
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Let's roll to Colombia with the Fuerza de Tijuana, cousin
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Just like that my buddy, Omar Ruiz
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And let the guitar ring out
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Prison was a school for me, things changed
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Now the kilos were coke
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I got involved with the top people and I went to Colombia
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With Pablo Escobar and the crew
I had a lot of power and respect
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From there the sky was my limit
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Betrayals showed up too and I fell again
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On my birthday they busted me
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After I got out, only my princess mattered
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And I spent my time with her
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I always took her to school
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I was happy just seeing her
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I've got a few little matters and we're heading to California
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That's what I promised my princess
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I linked up with old friends to pull off a job
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Real quick I'll raise some cash
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But they had another surprise for me
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And for the third time I'm behind bars
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How many mistakes I've made, I thought of my father
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How many times I didn't listen to him
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The money was real; I finally understood what mattered
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I really miss the old man
60 years, my last sentence
The American says goodbye now