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 walkin' 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 days when this city was mine
 I remember the praise, "Ay, te adoro, te quiero" (te adoro)
 The neighborhood waved, and said
 "Nina, be brave, and you're gonna be fine" (te quiero, respira)
 And maybe it's me
 But it all seems like lifetimes ago (respira)
 So what do I say to these 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 are all counting on me to succeed
 (Ella sí da la talla)
 I am the one who made it out
 The one who always made the grade
 But maybe I should have just stayed home (mira, Nina)
 When I was a child, I stayed wide awake, climbed to the highest place
 On every fire escape, restless to climb (respira)
 I got every scholarship, saved every dollar
 The first to go to college
 How do I tell them why (respira)
 I'm coming back home
 With my eyes on the horizon?
 Just me and the GWB
 Asking, "Gee, Nina, what'll you be?"
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 Straighten the spine
 Smile for the neighbors
 Everything's fine, everything's cool
 The standard reply, "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 that I'm letting you down"?
 Nina
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 Just breathe