How My Neighborhood Has Changed

Cómo Ha Cambiado Mi Barrio

How my neighborhood has changed!¡Cómo ha cambiado mi barrio!
How the landscape has changed!¡Cómo ha cambiado el paisaje!
The little house of two old folks¡La casita de dos viejos
Is now a massage parlor!Es un salón de masajes!

How my neighborhood has changed!¡Cómo ha cambiado mi barrio!
My old kindergartenMi viejo jardín de infantes
At snack timeA la hora de la merienda
Only drug dealers hang around!¡Solo hay narcotraficantes!

How my neighborhood has changed!¡Cómo ha cambiado mi barrio!
My childhood sweetheart NataliaMi noviecita natalia
Parents are starving¡Los padres se mueren de hambre
And she's hustling in Italy!Y ella changando en italia!

Old neighborhood, old neighborhoodViejo barrio, viejo barrio
Old neighborhood, old neighborhoodViejo barrio, viejo barrio
Where have you gone?¿Dónde has ido a parar?

How my neighborhood has changed!¡Cómo ha cambiado mi barrio!
The corner store looks so different!¡El kiosko está muy distinto!
They used to sell trading cards¡Antes vendían figuritas
Now they sell red wine!Ahora venden vino tinto!

How my neighborhood has changed!¡Cómo ha cambiado mi barrio!
They shut down the police stationCerraron la comisaría
Used to be the crooks robbing¡Antes robaban los chorros
Now it's the cops doing the dirty work!Ahora son los policías!

Old neighborhood, old neighborhoodViejo barrio, viejo barrio
Old neighborhood, old neighborhoodViejo barrio, viejo barrio
Where have you gone?¿Dónde has ido a parar?

How my neighborhood has changed¡Cómo ha cambiado mi barrio
Crooks, junkies, and drunksChorros, yiras, y mamados
How nice it is to sing to you!¡Qué lindo poder cantarte!
How nice it is to sing to you!¡Qué lindo poder cantarte!
And live somewhere else!¡Y vivir en otro lado!

How my neighborhood has changed!¡Cómo ha cambiado mi barrio!