Broken

Just because my skin is darker
 Don't mean my heart ain't as pure
 You don't know how long I've worked harder
 In the heat, and the rain, and the dirt
 And in time, when I can find work
 No one works harder, no one takes more pride than me
 When I face the mountains, my back to the desert
 One journey's ending -- another one begins
 So, walk with me
 Just because I crossed the border
 Don't mean I'm ever going back
 I want more than just your dimes and quarters --
 Gonna make me some real American cash
 And in time, I'll own my own home
 I'll drive a big car, I'll raise my family
 I crossed the desert, to climb the mountains
 And now the valley stretches out before my feet
 Just because I don't speak your English
 Don't mean I'm slow or I'm dumb
 And just because my life was hellish
 Don't judge what my future's to become
 'Cause in time, our kids will wear the same clothes
 Go to the same schools, watch the same TV shows
 We'll walk through the valley, when the trees are blooming --
 They lean over the river, glistening under a broken sky