Verse 1: Vanessa
D G
The elevated train by my window
D
Doesn't faze me anymore
D G
The rattling screams don't disrupt my dreams
Gbm G
It's a lullaby, in its way
D G
The elevated train drives everyone insane
D Bm G A
But I don't mind, oh no
D G
When I bring back boys they can't tolerate the noise
Gbm G
And that's okay, 'cause I never let them stay
Chorus 1:
G
And one day, I'm hoppin' that elevated
A D
train and I'm riding away!
A D
It won't be long now!
Verse 2: Vanessa
D G
The boys around the way holler at me when
D
I'm walking down the street
D G
Their machismo pride doesn't break my stride—
Gbm G
It's a compliment, so they say
D G
The boys around the way holler at me every
D G
day but I don't mind, oh no
D G
If I'm in the mood, it will not be with some dude
Gbm G
Who is whistling 'cause he has nothing to say
Gbm
Or who's honking at me from his Chevrolet!
Chorus 2:
G A
And one day... I'm hoppin' in a limousine
D
and I'm driving away!
A D
It won't be long now!
Verse 3: Usnavi, Benny, Sonny
G
Oh snap! Who’s that?
G
Don't touch me, I'm too hot! Yes!
G
Qué pasó? Here I go!
G A
So dope! Y tu lo sabes!
G
No pare // Sigue sigue!
G
Did you see me? // Freaky freakit!
G A
What a way to begin the weekend
G A
Sonny, anything you want is free, man!
G
And my dearly beloved Dominican Republic, I haven't forgotten you!
A Gbm
Gonna see this honey, make a little money, and one day, I'll hop Jet Blue!
G
But until that fateful day, I'm grateful
A
I got a destination
G
I'm runnin' to make it home
A
And home's what Vanessa's runnin' away from!
G
I'm runnin' to make it home
A
And home's what Vanessa's runnin' away from...
Verse 4: Vanessa
D G
The neighborhood salon is the place I am
D
working for the moment
D G
As I cut their hair, ladies talk and share
Gbm G
Every day, who's doin' who and why...
D G
The neighborhood salon doesn't pay me what
D G
I wanna be making but I don't mind
D G
As I sweep the curb I can hear those turbo
Gbm G
engines blazing a trail through the sky
Outro:
G Gbm
I look up and think about the years gone by
G A Bm
But one day—I'm walkin' to JFK and I'm gonna fly!
A G
It won't be long now!
Bm A D
Any day...
