Verse:
G
This is my street
Am
I smile at the faces
D
I’ve known all my life
F
They regard me with pride
G
And everyone’s sweet
C
They say, “you’re going places!”
Em G
So how can I say that while I was
D Em
away I had so much to hide?
D
“Hey guys, it’s me!
B7
The biggest disappointment you
Em
know.”
C G
The kid couldn’t hack it
Gm F
She’s back and she’s walking real
Em
slow.
D7
Welcome home
G
Just breathe
Chorus:
G D Dm
Sigue andando el camino
C Eb
Por toda su vida.
D
Respira.
G D Dm C Eb D
Breathe
Verse:
D G
As the radio plays
Am7
Old forgotten boleros
G
I think of the days
F
When this city was mine
G
I remember the praise
D
“Ay, te adoro, te quiero,”
Em7 C
The neighborhood waved
D
Said, “Nina, be brave” and
Em
“You're gonna be fine!”
D
And maybe it’s me,
B7 Em
But it all seems like lifetimes ago
C G Gm
So what do I say to these faces
F Em
That I used to know
D
“Hey I’m home.”
Bridge:
Em D
Mira, Nina,
G C
No me preocupo por ella.
Em
They’re not worried about me
D G
Mira, allí esta nuestra estrella.
B7
They are all counting on me to
Em
succeed.
D
Ella si da la talla,
G Em
I am the one who made it out!
C
The one who always made the grade
Eb
But maybe I should have just
Stayed home...
Em D
When I was a child, I stayed wide
C
Awake, climbed to the highest place
B7
On every fire escape, restless
Em
To climb
C
I got every scholarship, saved
G
Every dollar, the first to go to
B7 Em
College, how do I tell them why
C
I’m coming back home?
G B7
With my eyes on the horizon
Em D C
Just me and the gwb asking,
G Eb Dm
“Gee, Nina, What’ll you be?”
Verse:
G
Straighten the spine
C
Smile for the neighbors
G
Everything’s fine
C
Everything’s cool
G
The standard reply:
D
“Lots of tests, lots of papers.”
Em C
Smile, wave goodbye
D
Pray to the sky, oh, God!
C D Em
What will my parents say?
C D Em
Can I go in there and say,
C G Gm
“I know that I’m letting you down?”
Outro,
Em D
Nina...
G D Dm C Eb D7 G
Just breathe.
