This is Río Alejandro, my hood, my ghetto
Where I was born, I grew up, and I lived part of my teens
Despite the bad reputation that it had, or has
I have so many beautiful memories of it
And thanks to God, I managed to better myself
Move forward, and be a model person
Because when you come from the bottom, it's not easy
Hey! To my ghetto people, my lovely Black people, poor people
Hey, when you come from the bottom
You can't imagine how hard it is
Going to school and studying without supplies
And doing the homework with the neighbor next door
When you come from the bottom
You don't always get breakfast
Sometimes it's past one
And you still haven't tasted the first bite, no, no
Hey, youngsters focus on your studies as the priority
Make your parents' effort count with notoriety
Get ready 'cause you're growing, take things seriously
Because time goes by and we count our age the same way
Hey, so push forward and give it your all, be persistent
It's about your future, it's important
Focus from now on
Don't follow that so-called boss or thug trend
Earn what's yours legally
That way it lasts longer, that way it stays forever
Give a good example to your brother, stop, humbly
You can't imagine how hard it is
Going to school and studying without supplies
And doing the homework with the neighbor next door
When one comes from below
There's no luxury nor demands
You have to wait with lots of patience
To see if things get better down below
Society makes sure that you feel left out
They reject you, segregate you and look down on you
Over the shoulder, since you're not from the elite or the crew
And they're light-skinned and you're dark-skinned
For them that's normal, I guess
And they think they have the pan by the handle
And that we're how? with our arms crossed?
Let me tell you that those times are already gone
What you say matters to me two cacao beans
When you come from the bottom you can't imagine how hard it is
Going to school and studying without supplies
And doing the homework with the neighbor next door
When one comes from the bottom
There's no luxury nor demands
You have to wait with lots of patience
To see if things get better down there
When you come from the bottom
But you have to keep moving forward
Always with your head held high
Life demands more understanding than knowledge
Make the world understand