Dezesseis [English translation]

João Roberto was a big shot

Our Johnny was a cool guy

He had a metallic blue Opala

He was the king of car racing on Asa Sul

And everywhere

When he grabbed the guitar

He attracted all the girls

And whoever else wanted to see

He knew it all of Janis

Led Zeppelin, Beatles and Rolling Stones

But since a while

Almost without intention

Something happened

Johnny was too quiet

Only almost no one realized

Johnny had a weird smile

When he scheduled a super race on the weekend

It would not be at CASEB

Neither Lago Norte or UnB

Machines were ready

Engines snoring

The whole city moved

And Johnny said

"I'm going to the Devil’s Curve in Sobradinho. What about you?"

And the engines bolted a max speed

To the street of death, the most dangerous race ever

And the only thing heard was that explosion

And the pieces of Johnny's blue Opala on the floor

On next day, the principal said

"The student João Roberto isn’t among us anymore

He was only sixteen

May this be a warning for you all"

And at the end of the class it was weird and beautiful

Everyone singing lowly:

“Strawberry fields forever

Strawberry fields forever”

And to this day, who remembers

Say that it wasn’t the truck

Or the fatal curve

Nor the explosion

Johnny was too good

To goof like that

And they say it was all

Because of a broken heart

A heart

“Bye, bye bye Johnny

Johnny bye bye

Bye bye Johnny”