El Costo de La Vida
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
The Cost of Life
The cost of life rises again
The peso that goes down, can't even be seen
And the beans can't be eaten
Not a pound of rice, not even a quarter of coffee
No one cares what you think
Maybe because we don't speak English
Ah, ah it's true
Do you understand? Do you, do you?
And the gasoline rises again
The peso that goes down, can't even be seen
And democracy can't grow
If corruption plays chess
No one cares what you think
Maybe because we don't speak French
Ah, ah vous parlez?
Ah, ah no, Monsieur
Hey!
We are a hole
In the middle of the sea and the sky
Five hundred years later
An ignited race
Black, white, and Taíno
But who discovered whom?
Oh, the cost of life
Hey, you see, going up you see
And the peso that goes down
Hey, you see, poor can't even be seen
And the medicine
Hey, you see, walks backwards
Here you can't heal
Hey, you see, not even a callus on the foot
Oh, ki-iki-iki
Hey, you see, ay ki-iki-é
And now unemployment
Hey, you see, bit me too
No one cares, no
Hey, you see, because we don't speak English
Not to Mitsubishi
Hey, you see, not to Chevrolet
Corruption up
Hey, you see, up you see
And the peso that goes down
Hey, you see, poor can't even be seen
And delinquency
Hey, you see, caught me this time
Here you can't heal
Hey, you see, not even a callus on the foot
Oh, ki-iki-iki
Hey, you see, ay ki-iki-é
And now unemployment
Hey, you see, bit me too
No one cares, no
Hey, you see, because we don't speak English
Not to Mitsubishi
Hey, you see, not to Chevrolet
Hey!
Recession up
Hey, you see, up you see
And the peso that goes down
Hey, you see, poor can't even be seen
And the medicine
Hey, you see, walks backwards
Here you can't heal
Hey, you see, not even a callus on the foot
Oh, ki-iki-iki
Hey, you see, ay ki-iki-é
And now unemployment
Hey, you see, bit me too
No one cares, no
Hey, you see, because we don't speak English
Not to Mitsubishi
Hey, you see, not to Chevrolet
