Breathe

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
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 Just breathe
 As the radio plays
 Old forgotten boleros
 I think of the days
 When the city was mine
 I remember the praise
 Ay, the 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 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, allí esta nuestra estrella
 They are all counting on me to succeed
 Ella si 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
 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 reply
 "Lots of tests
 Lots of papers."
 Smile, wave goodbye
 And pray to the sky
 Oh God
 And what will my parent say?
 Can I go in there and say
 "I know that I'm letting you down,"
 Nina
 Just breathe