Mi Barrio

My Neighborhood

Mi Barrio

My neighborhood, today appears in the news on any newscastMi barrio, hoy sale en las noticias de cualquier telediario
That parents, are left without their jobsQue padres de familia, se quedan sin su trabajo

And now they wait in line at a solidarity dining roomY que ahora esperan en la fila de un comedor solidario
In my neighborhood, the police can be seen patrolling its streetsPor mi barrio, se ve a la policia por sus calles patrullando
Enforcing the sentences of people they have evictedCumpliendo las sentencias de gente que han desahuciado
I have seen on the sidewalks more than a thousand mothers cryingHe visto por las aceras mas de mil madres llorando
And there is no joy in the streetsY no se ve alegria por la calle
Nor children playing in the parksNi a los niños jugando por los parques
My neighborhood is so sad that it has incurable scarsMi barrio esta tan triste que tiene cicatrices incurables

I will paint a smile on the faces of my peopleYo pintare una sonrisa en la cara de mi gente
I will change their cowardice for brave heartsCambiare su cobardia por corazones valientes
And despite what they say, I will try to make them strongY a pesar de lo que digan, tratare de hacerlo fuertes
And to fight for a different worldY que luchen por un mundo diferente

In my neighborhood, bad experiences build men of mudEn mi barrio, las malas experiencias construyen hombres de barro
And they see no way out of what they once studiedY no le ven salida a lo que un dia han estudiado
The future of being someone around here passes byEl futuro de ser alguien por aqui pasa de largo
In my neighborhood, I would give anything for the sun to dry up the puddlesPor mi barrio, daria lo que fuera porque el sol seque los charco
Of immense tears, shed over the yearsDe lagrimas inmesas, derramadas con los años
May the silence of the night be broken by my voice shoutingQue el silencio de la noche lo rompa mi voz gritando

That joy is already seen in the streetsQue ya se ve alegria por la calle
And children playing in the parksY a los niños jugando por los parques
My neighborhood is not sad and has incurable scarsMi barrio no esta triste y tiene cicatrices incurables

I will fightLuchare
I will liveVivire
And stop living in a hurry, giving back the smileY dejar de vivir deprisa, devolviendoles la sonrisa
I will fightLuchare
I will liveVivire