Gus

Gus was waiting in a gold roomGus esperaba en una habitación dorada

With a fancy chandelierCon un candelabro elegante

All the ladies they were lined upTodas las damas estaban alineadas

By the blood red belvedereJunto al belvedere rojo sangre

Sweat beads on his foreheadGotas de sudor en su frente

In the crisp Autumn airEn el aire fresco de otoño

All the ladies they had gatheredTodas las damas se habían reunido

Old Gus knew his time was nearEl viejo Gus sabía que su tiempo estaba cerca

Gus is waiting in a gold roomGus espera en una habitación dorada

With a fancy chandelierCon un candelabro elegante

All the ladies dripped with diamondsTodas las damas goteaban diamantes

Smoke rose from the table in the rearEl humo se elevaba de la mesa al fondo

Bottles made of cold, cold stoneBotellas hechas de frío, frío piedra

Behind it stood a fallen manDetrás de ellas yacía un hombre caído

All the liquor had been drunk upTodo el licor había sido bebido

By those monkeys in the bandPor esos monos en la banda

Gus was waiting in a gold roomGus esperaba en una habitación dorada

With a fancy chandelierCon un candelabro elegante

All the people they had gatheredToda la gente se había reunido

His hand was trembling with fearSu mano temblaba de miedo

Ivory dice lands on green, green feltDados de marfil caen sobre el fieltro verde

When his cheek is taken backCuando su mejilla es golpeada

Watch the loser as he rises from his chairObserva al perdedor levantarse de su silla

And heads for the subway trackY dirigirse hacia las vías del metro

Money has been known to break it's menEl dinero ha sido conocido por quebrar a sus hombres

And it pays to see the cracksY vale la pena ver las grietas

But sometimes it has to end like thisPero a veces tiene que terminar así

With everybody dressed in blackCon todos vestidos de negro