Текст песни Владимир Высоцкий - Вот раньше жизнь

That's before life -
and up, and down
You go without guards,
Smoke "plan"
you will go to the banks
And schiplesh passengers.

And in robbery
you take with you
Reliable slut,
Then - chest
someone
And "doing Warsaw".

While watching,
is threatened -
We are now taking the case.
He ate his heart's content,
but it took
Petrovka, 38.

Passed orphanage, prison, orphanage -
And life was not afraid,
When the railway was being taken to the People's Court -
A little worried.

Why do we lie:
"The People's Court"! -
I did not see the people.
Judge - space,
and the prosecutor
Immediately hurt me.

Answer to the question I
But the sentence - with a sneer,
And I do not agree at all
With this wording!

I do not deny guilt -
Not for the first time sat down,
But wrote that people
I rudely treated.

Not true! - Quietly come near,
Ask storublёvku ...
What does the knife
at what robbery?
Change the wording!

Ah, would Facilities -
I used it said:
"Comrades, native!
Why blame -
because you me
They were fed and watered!

I gave everyone money
No tears,
threats
and blood ...
Thank you very much
For all
for your kind words! "

And this hall
I became used to clap,
And I would, breaking sob,
He said in a low voice:
"Thank you!"

Well the truth after all -
true because,
What I'm clever robber?
As people look me in the eye
With this wording ?!

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