No Basta

It's Not Enough

No Basta

It's not enough to bring them into this worldNo basta traerlos al mundo
Just because it's expectedPorque es obligatorio
Because they're the foundation of marriagePorque son la base del matrimonio
Or because you messed up the mathO porque te equivocaste en la cuenta

It's not enough to take themNo basta con llevarlos
To school so they can learnA la escuela a que aprendan
Because life keeps getting tougherPorque la vida cada vez es más dura
To be what your father couldn't beSer lo que tu padre no pudo ser

It's not enough that you show affectionNo basta que de afecto
You've given so littleTú le has dado bien poco
All because of that damn jobTodo por culpa del maldito trabajo
And the timeY del tiempo

It's not enough because when they wantedNo basta porque cuando quiso
To talk about a problemHablar de un problema
You told them, kid: "We'll do it tomorrowTú le dijiste niño: "será mañana
It's too late, I'm tired"Es muy tarde, estoy cansado"

It's not enough to buy them everythingNo basta comprarle todo
They wanted to getLo que quiso comprarse
The new car before graduationEl auto nuevo antes de graduarse
To live what you never livedQue viviera lo que tú no has vivido

It's not enough to thinkNo basta con creerse
You're an excellent dadUn padre excelente
Just because that's what people sayPorque eso te dice la gente
Your kids never lack for anythingA tus hijos nunca les falta nada

It's not enough because when they wantedNo basta porque cuando quiso
To talk to you about sexHablarte de sexo
You turned red in the faceSe te subieron los colores al rostro
And you walked awayY te fuiste

It's not enough because if they hadNo basta porque de haber
A problemTenido un problema
You thought it was solved by buying on the cornerLo habia resuelto comprando en la esquina
What was there, what was thereLo que había, lo que había

It's not enough to buy them curious thingsNo basta con comprarle curiosos objetos
It's not enough when what they need is affectionNo basta cuando lo que necesita es afecto
Learning to value thingsAprender a dar valor a las cosas
Because you won't be there foreverPor que tú no le serás eterno

It's not enough to punish them for being lateNo basta castigarlo por haber llegado tarde
If you haven't realized, your boy is a man nowSi no has caido ya tu chico es un hombre
He's taller and stronger than youAhoras más alto y más fuerte que tú
Than you...Que tú...