Breathe

Sigue andando el camino por toda su vida

Respira (breathe)

Y si pierdes mis huellas que Dios te bendiga

Respira

This is my street I smile at the faces

I've known all my life, they regard me with pride

And everyone's sweet

They say: You're going places

So how can I say that while I was away

I had so much to hide

Hey guys! It's me

The biggest disappointment you know

The kid couldn't hack it

She's back and she's walking real slow

Welcome home

Just breathe

Sigue andando el camino por toda su vida

Respira (just breathe)

Y si pierdes mis huellas que Dios te bendiga

Respira

As the radio plays old forgotten Boleros

I think of the day when this city was mine

I remember the praise: Ay, te adoro, te quiero

The neighborhood waved and said

Nina, be brave and you're gonna be fine

And maybe it's me

But it all seems like lifetimes ago

So what do I say to this faces that I used to know?

Hey, I'm home

Mira, Nina

(Hey)

No me preocupo por ella

(They're not worried about me)

Mira, ahí está nuestra estrella

They're all counting on me to succed

Ella sí dá la talla

I am the one who made it out

The one who always made the grade

But maybe I should've just stayed home

When I was a child I stayed wide awake

Climbed to the highest place

On every fire escape

Restless to climb

I got every scholarship

Saved every dollar

The first to go to College

How do I tell them why

I'm coming back home

With my eyes on the horizon

Just me and the GWB

Asking: Gee Nina, what'll you be?

Straighten the spine, smile for the neighbors

Everything's fine

Everything's cool

The standard replies: Lots of tests lots of papers

Smile, wave goodbye

And pray to the sky: Oh God!

And what will my parents say?

(Nina)

Can I go in there and say

(Nina)

I know I'm letting you down?

Nina!

Just breathe