Pasajera Lyrics in English by Debi Nova

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pasajera by Debi Nova from Spanish to English.
Siempre quise ser el capitán
I always wanted to be the captain
Ahora soy feliz con ser pasajera
Now I'm happy being a passenger
Mirar por la ventana en la carretera
Look out the window on the road
Dejar que la vida me lleve, donde quiera
Let life take me, wherever it wants
Siempre quise ser el ganador
I always wanted to be the winner
Ahora soy feliz con ser espectadora
Now I'm happy being a spectator
No me interesa el oro
I'm not interested in gold
Valen más las horas
The hours are worth more
Y gano más y me enamoro
And I earn more and I fall in love
Aquí y ahora
here and now
La la la, la la la, la la la la
La la la, la la la, la la la la
Ya no tengo ganas de llorar
I don't feel like crying anymore
Ya no tengo ganas de llenar
I no longer feel like filling
Un bolsillo con el fundo hueco
A pocket with a hollow cover
Puede quien ya no soy
Maybe who I am no longer
Lo quiero en el eco
I want it in the echo
Porque siempre quise ser el capitán
Because I always wanted to be the captain
Ahora soy feliz con ser pasajera
Now I'm happy being a passenger
Mirar al mundo con ojos de vez primera
Look at the world with eyes for the first time
Y dejar que la vida me lleve, donde quiera
And let life take me, wherever it wants
La la la, la la la, la la la la
La la la, la la la, la la la la
Ya no tengo ganas de llorar
I don't feel like crying anymore
Ya no tengo ganas de pelear
I no longer feel like fighting
Cuando la corriente te lleva
When the current takes you
Yo quiero fluir en esa dirección nueva
I want to flow in that new direction
Ahora soy feliz con ser pasajera
Now I'm happy being a passenger
Mirar por la ventana en la carretera
Look out the window on the road
Dejar que la vida me lleve, donde quiera
Let life take me, wherever it wants
La la la, la la la, la la la la, donde quiera
La la la, la la la, la la la la, wherever you want
La la la, la la la, la la la la la
La la la, la la la, la la la la la
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"Pasajera" is Debi Nova handing over the steering wheel and finding out she likes the back seat. Pasajera means "passenger" (the feminine form), and the whole song turns on one swap: "Siempre quise ser el capitán" (I always wanted to be the captain), but "Ahora soy feliz con ser pasajera" (now I'm happy being a passenger).

She used to want to be "el ganador" (the winner); now she is fine as "espectadora" (a spectator). Gold doesn't interest her, because "valen más las horas" (the hours are worth more), and the plan is simple: look out the window on the road and let life take her "donde quiera" (wherever it wants). Even the tears are done: "Ya no tengo ganas de llorar" (I don't feel like crying anymore). The best image is near the end, "Cuando la corriente te lleva" (when the current carries you), where she decides to just flow in the new direction. It is a breezy, la-la-la kind of song about letting go, and it means it.

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