Almost fourteen years without going to my homeland
Everything has already changed
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I beg my God that they don't forget me
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And my father says that he's already very old and doesn't want to come
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Working and working I've got many days that I haven't seen the sun
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My kids are grown and I don't understand them they don't speak Spanish
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The one that hasn't seen a migration van
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In little boots and hat they see me often on the freeway
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Gardener or cook I still risk it they'll say anyways
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And even if they look down on me
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I raise my head while tipping back a can
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Either way I'm a friend and also Mexican
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And with much love from Calibre 50
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Life isn't easy and even less here
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Just remembering the thousands of crosses that I saw in the desert
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Thinking and thinking of those that stayed behind
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More than grateful I am with my God for what He has given me
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I send a greeting to all my cousins, my uncles, and siblings
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And tired steps Juanito promises that he's going to visit them
And to be able to hug them
And to be able to hug them
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In little boots and hat they see me often on the freeway
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Gardener or cook I still risk it they'll say anyways
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And even if they look down on me I raise my head while tipping back a can
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Either way I'm a friend and also Mexican