Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Mi Vida by Grupo Recluta from Spanish to English.
Pensando todo en base a mis actos
Thinking everything based on my actions
Yo que no he sido muy santo
I, who haven't been very saintly
Para hablarles bien de mí
To speak well of myself
Me he aventado algunas travesuras
I've pulled off some mischief
Y en una de mis locuras
And in one of my craziness
Me aventé de malandrín
I acted like a thug
Para mi madre eso no es bueno
For my mother, that's not good
Aunque este de carro nuevo
Even though she has a new car
Se le ve que no es feliz
You can see she's not happy
Tanto le he pedido al cielo
I've asked heaven so much
Que la llene de consuelo
To fill her with comfort
Cuando me toque partir
When it's my time to leave
Lo que empieza recio, así termina
What starts strong, ends that way
Claro que no se me olvida
Of course, I don't forget
Tengo muy presente el fin
I have the end very present
Porque aquí uno paga con su vida
Because here, one pays with their life
Al cabo ya la debía
After all, I already owed it
Desde el día que nací
Since the day I was born
Solo le pido a Tadeo
I only ask Tadeo
Que entre la lluvia de fuego
That amidst the rain of fire
Me lleve uno junto a mí
He takes one with me
Porque me voy no me quedo
Because I'm leaving, I'm not staying
No me gustan los recreos
I don't like breaks
Las rejas no son para mí
Prison bars are not for me
Todos tomaremos la misma puerta de salida
We will all take the same exit door
Y como de costumbre
And as usual
Y no es que vaya a ser mi presente
And it's not that it's going to be my present
Si no que ahora los corrientes
But now, the ordinary ones
Pagan las deudas así
Pay their debts like this
Más barato un cholo con pistola
Cheaper a thug with a gun
Que hacerse fina persona
Than becoming a refined person
Y aprender a producir
And learning to produce
De esta vida no me quejo
I don't complain about this life
Y no quiero un sermón pendejo
And I don't want a stupid sermon
De que no quise estudiar
About how I didn't want to study
Lo bueno empieza con miedo
The good starts with fear
El peligro trae dinero
Danger brings money
Y el dinero es mi final
And money is my end