Verse:
F
This is my street
Gm
I smile at the faces
C
I’ve known all my life
Eb
They regard me with pride
F
And everyone’s sweet
Bb
They say, “you’re going places!”
Dm F
So how can I say that while I was
C Dm
away I had so much to hide?
C
“Hey guys, it’s me!
A7
The biggest disappointment you
Dm
know.”
Bb F
The kid couldn’t hack it
Fm Eb
She’s back and she’s walking real
Dm
slow.
C7
Welcome home
F
Just breathe
Chorus:
F C Cm
Sigue andando el camino
Bb Db
Por toda su vida.
C
Respira.
F C Cm Bb Db C
Breathe
Verse:
C F
As the radio plays
Gm7
Old forgotten boleros
F
I think of the days
Eb
When this city was mine
F
I remember the praise
C
“Ay, te adoro, te quiero,”
Dm7 Bb
The neighborhood waved
C
Said, “Nina, be brave” and
Dm
“You're gonna be fine!”
C
And maybe it’s me,
A7 Dm
But it all seems like lifetimes ago
Bb F Fm
So what do I say to these faces
Eb Dm
That I used to know
C
“Hey I’m home.”
Bridge:
Dm C
Mira, Nina,
F Bb
No me preocupo por ella.
Dm
They’re not worried about me
C F
Mira, allí esta nuestra estrella.
A7
They are all counting on me to
Dm
succeed.
C
Ella si da la talla,
F Dm
I am the one who made it out!
Bb
The one who always made the grade
Db
But maybe I should have just
Stayed home...
Dm C
When I was a child, I stayed wide
Bb
Awake, climbed to the highest place
A7
On every fire escape, restless
Dm
To climb
Bb
I got every scholarship, saved
F
Every dollar, the first to go to
A7 Dm
College, how do I tell them why
Bb
I’m coming back home?
F A7
With my eyes on the horizon
Dm C Bb
Just me and the gwb asking,
F Db Cm
“Gee, Nina, What’ll you be?”
Verse:
F
Straighten the spine
Bb
Smile for the neighbors
F
Everything’s fine
Bb
Everything’s cool
F
The standard reply:
C
“Lots of tests, lots of papers.”
Dm Bb
Smile, wave goodbye
C
Pray to the sky, oh, God!
Bb C Dm
What will my parents say?
Bb C Dm
Can I go in there and say,
Bb F Fm
“I know that I’m letting you down?”
Outro,
Dm C
Nina...
F C Cm Bb Db C7 F
Just breathe.
