Verse:
D
This is my street
Em
I smile at the faces
A
I’ve known all my life
C
They regard me with pride
D
And everyone’s sweet
G
They say, “you’re going places!”
Bm D
So how can I say that while I was
A Bm
away I had so much to hide?
A
“Hey guys, it’s me!
Gb7
The biggest disappointment you
Bm
know.”
G D
The kid couldn’t hack it
Dm C
She’s back and she’s walking real
Bm
slow.
A7
Welcome home
D
Just breathe
Chorus:
D A Am
Sigue andando el camino
G Bb
Por toda su vida.
A
Respira.
D A Am G Bb A
Breathe
Verse:
A D
As the radio plays
Em7
Old forgotten boleros
D
I think of the days
C
When this city was mine
D
I remember the praise
A
“Ay, te adoro, te quiero,”
Bm7 G
The neighborhood waved
A
Said, “Nina, be brave” and
Bm
“You're gonna be fine!”
A
And maybe it’s me,
Gb7 Bm
But it all seems like lifetimes ago
G D Dm
So what do I say to these faces
C Bm
That I used to know
A
“Hey I’m home.”
Bridge:
Bm A
Mira, Nina,
D G
No me preocupo por ella.
Bm
They’re not worried about me
A D
Mira, allí esta nuestra estrella.
Gb7
They are all counting on me to
Bm
succeed.
A
Ella si da la talla,
D Bm
I am the one who made it out!
G
The one who always made the grade
Bb
But maybe I should have just
Stayed home...
Bm A
When I was a child, I stayed wide
G
Awake, climbed to the highest place
Gb7
On every fire escape, restless
Bm
To climb
G
I got every scholarship, saved
D
Every dollar, the first to go to
Gb7 Bm
College, how do I tell them why
G
I’m coming back home?
D Gb7
With my eyes on the horizon
Bm A G
Just me and the gwb asking,
D Bb Am
“Gee, Nina, What’ll you be?”
Verse:
D
Straighten the spine
G
Smile for the neighbors
D
Everything’s fine
G
Everything’s cool
D
The standard reply:
A
“Lots of tests, lots of papers.”
Bm G
Smile, wave goodbye
A
Pray to the sky, oh, God!
G A Bm
What will my parents say?
G A Bm
Can I go in there and say,
G D Dm
“I know that I’m letting you down?”
Outro,
Bm A
Nina...
D A Am G Bb A7 D
Just breathe.
