You Could Have Been a Roosevelt

Podrías Haber Sido un Roosevelt

You Could Have Been a Roosevelt

Sal al mundoOut into the world
Con toda la confianza y gracia que la suerte infundeWith all the confidence and grace that luck instills
Cada chicaEach and every girl
Con vestidos planchados y rostros frescos como narcisosWith dresses pressed and faces fresh as daffodils

Podríamos ser nosotros, pero esas no fueron las cartas que nos repartieronThis could be us but those were not the cards that we were dealt
Estás condenada a ser una KennedyYou're doomed to be a Kennedy
Cuando podrías haber sido un RooseveltWhen you could have been a Roosevelt

Sal al mundoOut into the world
Navegas por la vida en un mar tranquiloYou're sailing into life upon a glassy sea
Banderas y velas desplegadasFlags and sails unfurled
¿Qué debe ser ser tan joven y libre?What must it be to be so young and whole and free

Podríamos ser nosotros, pero somos la tumba ante la cual se arrodillaron nuestros padresThis could be us but we're the grave at which our fathers knelt
Estás condenada a ser una KennedyYou're doomed to be a Kennedy
Cuando podrías haber sido un RooseveltWhen you could have been a Roosevelt

Y estamos contentosAnd we're glad
Podemos ver en ellos versiones de la vida que casi tuvimosWe can see in them versions of the life that we almost had

Sal al mundoOut into the world
Donde ciertas cosas siempre estarán más allá de nuestro alcanceWhere certain things will always be beyond our scope
Solo ser una chicaJust to be a girl
Con Jean Nate, Pink Camay y Yardley SoapWith Jean Nate and Pink Camay and Yardley Soap

Podríamos ser nosotros, pero solo hubo una confianza que nunca sentimosThis could be us but there was just a trust we never felt
Es difícil ser una KennedyIt's hard to be a Kennedy
Cuando podrías haber sido un RooseveltWhen you could have been a Roosevelt
Es difícil ser una KennedyIt's hard to be a Kennedy
Cuando podrías haber sido un RooseveltWhen you could have been a Roosevelt