In Salvador - Rubén Blades

Better cross yourself before you leave your home

Don forget to carry your I.D.

Anytime you walk the streets in Salvador

You can tell what kind of eyes you meet

Cus when night comes

they’ll hunt you down

they’ll take your life and leave you to be found

No one can protect your life in Salvador

Judges that condem you have no names

could it be that gentleman that lives next door

or the guy who goes with you to work.

(?)what men can walk and sing the way you

They can tell a joke and smile at girls

Men who kill have heroes who play soccer too

And argue with their kids about the world

But right or wrong

They’ll hunt you down

and then go home to sleep next to the gun

No one can protect your life in Salvador

Judges that condem you have no names

Could it be the gentleman that lives next door

Or the guy that goes with you to work.

In a country where all faces look the same

When your best friend dissapears who’s to be blamed

Think they know in Rome what’s going on

Think the pope knows

Then when night comes

they hunt us down

and take our lives

and leaves us to be found

Salvador, wolfman come out

Show the moon our heads covered with blood

Nothing can protect your life in Salvador

Judges that condem you have no names

Could it be that gentleman that lives next door?

Or the guy who goes with you to work

You don’t know, I don’t know

Nothing can protect your life in Salvador

Judges that condem you have no names

Could it be, could it be the gentleman that lives next door?

Or the friend who rides with you to work