The only I’ll get to keep The only I’ll get to keep El único que va a llegar a mantener Are those lines on my face Are those lines on my face Son las líneas en la cara Waves rolling on the shore Waves rolling on the shore Las olas en la orilla The music they make The music they make La música que hacen Mermaids doomed by the sea Mermaids doomed by the sea Sirenas condenados por el mar Of tears they have cried Of tears they have cried De las lágrimas que he llorado Secrets we once revealed Secrets we once revealed Secretos que revela una vez The blue of your eyes The blue of your eyes El azul de sus ojos And those hot August nights And those hot August nights Y los calientes noches de agosto Your voice echoed by the wind Your voice echoed by the wind Su voz resonó por el viento And how it disappeared And how it disappeared Y la forma en que desapareció Hopes we tore limb from limb Hopes we tore limb from limb Esperanzas que arrancó miembro a miembro Out of ignorance and fear Out of ignorance and fear De la ignorancia y el miedo Spirits haunting my dreams Spirits haunting my dreams Espíritus inquietantes sueños The turning of the tide The turning of the tide El cambio de la marea Truth the fools sometimes speak Truth the fools sometimes speak La verdad los tontos a veces hablan The lures and the lies The lures and the lies Los señuelos y las mentiras And those hot August nights And those hot August nights Y los calientes noches de agosto Those mad dogs that were sleeping Those mad dogs that were sleeping Los perros rabiosos que estaban durmiendo In the corners of your soul In the corners of your soul En los rincones de tu alma Woke up and started barking Woke up and started barking Se despertó y empezó a ladrar As if they knew that it was time to go As if they knew that it was time to go Como si supieran que era hora de ir a By the pier, sirens howled By the pier, sirens howled Por el muelle, las sirenas aullaban Sailors waved goodbye Sailors waved goodbye Los marineros se despidió And I never thought I’d lose you And I never thought I’d lose you Y nunca pensé que se pierde On that hot August night On that hot August night En esa cálida noche de agosto No, I never thought I’d lose you No, I never thought I’d lose you No, nunca pensé que se pierde On that hot August night On that hot August night En esa cálida noche de agosto I sit alone by the fire I sit alone by the fire Me siento solo por el fuego It’s raining outside It’s raining outside Afuera está lloviendo The Tennessee River is swollen The Tennessee River is swollen El río Tennessee está hinchada There’s peace in my heart There’s peace in my heart No hay paz en mi corazón Everything now is different Everything now is different Ahora todo es diferente The tears have gone by The tears have gone by Las lágrimas se han ido por They’re flowing with the current They’re flowing with the current Están fluyendo con la corriente Under Alabama skies Under Alabama skies Bajo un cielo de Alabama No, I never thought I’d lose you No, I never thought I’d lose you No, nunca pensé que se pierde On that hot August night On that hot August night En esa cálida noche de agosto