Un Padre No Es

A Father Is Not

Un Padre No Es

The day I was born I received your blessingEl día que nací recibí tu bendición
I was your first, your male, your sonEra tu primero, tu macho, tu varón
I had the privilege of being named after youTuve el privilegio de llamarme como tú
The junior in the family with spirit and healthEl junior en la familia con espíritu y salud
You were my hero, the one I wanted to beEras mi héroe el que yo quise ser
I didn't judge you, I was unintentionally blindNo te juzgaba fui ciego sin querer
I took all your advice as instructionTodos tus consejos los tomé como instrucción

How to be a man, my dad the championComo ser hombre mi 'apa el campeón
You liked to celebrate on every occasionTe gustaba celebrar a toda ocasión
Our house was a place of all funNuestra casa fue lugar de toda diversión
Beers and tequila, my uncles and your buddiesLas chelas y el tequila, mis tíos y tus cuates
Music and dancing as they could hate youLa música y el baile como podiaban odiarte
And when every weekend endedY cuando terminaba cada fin de semana
You hated going back to work in the morningOdiabas regresar al trabajo en la mañana
I couldn't understand but there you startedNo pude entender pero ahí empesastes
To escape your reality, your family, your tiesA escapar tu realidad tu familia tus enlases

A father is not just the one who provides for youUn padre no es solo el que te da con que vivir
He is also a counselor who understands your sufferingTambién es consejero comprende tu sufrir
A father is not just a ride to schoolUn padre no es solo un raite a la escuela
He is also a companion who understands your sorrowsTambién es compañero y comprende tus penas
A father is not just the one who brought you into this worldUn padre no es solo el que te trajo a este mundo
He is also your buddy who knows you deeplyTambién es tu cuate te conoce muy profundo
A father is not just the one who feeds youUn padre no es solo el que te da de tragar
He is also your friend who knows how to love youTambién es tu amigo y te sabe bien amar

Over time I realized you were a falsehoodCon el tiempo me di cuenta que eras falsedad
You liked other women, you didn't stop drinkingTe gustaban otras mujeres, no dejabas de chupar
I remember one day, you took me to your friendMe acuerdo que un día, me llevaste con tu amiga
You had fun, you kissed her for no reasonTuviste diversión, la besabas sin razón
You told me she's your cousin (what)Me dijiste es tu prima (que)
We have to take care of her, it's a secret between usTenemos que cuidarla Es secreto entre nosotros
Don't tell your momNo le digas a tu ma'ma
I couldn't understand, I was an innocent kidNo pude entender, era un morro inocente
I kept my promise not to expose you to peopleMantuve mi promesa pa' no quemarte con la gente
Although I wanted to protect you, my mother found outAunque quise protegerte, mi madre se dio cuenta
The deceptions, your lies, everything but the truthLos enganos, tus mentiras, todos menos la neta
And there began your revelries, your bingesY ahí empezaron tus parrandas, tus borracheras
Your face changed, your gaze turned outwardTu cara cambio, tu mirada hacia afuera
You never returned to being the father I knowNunca regresaste a ser el padre que conozco
You didn't want to, you stayed but with a lot of hatred yourNo te quistes, te quedaste pero con un chingo de odio tus
Beatings were daily, you mistreated my mother, treated usPalizas fueron diarias maltratavas a mi madre nos tratavas
Like a cross that God gave you to punish yourselfComo una cruz que Dios te dio pa castigarte

A father is not just the one who provides for youUn padre no es solo el que te da con que vivir
He is also a counselor who understands your sufferingTambién es consejero comprende tu sufrir
A father is not just a ride to schoolUn padre no es solo un raite a la escuela
He is also a companion who understands your sorrowsTambién es compañero, comprende tus penas
A father is not just the one who brought you into this worldUn padre no es solo el que te trajo a este mundo
He is also your buddy who knows you deeplyTambién es tu cuate te conoce muy profundo
A father is not just the one who feeds youUn padre no es solo el que te da de tragar
He is also your friend who knows how to love youTambién es tu amigo y te sabe bien amar

They asked me once what's worse, a fatherMe preguntaron una vez que es lo más malo un padre
You don't know or one who beats you up?Que no conoces o que te agarre a madrasos?
I couldn't answer, it's a very tough questionNo pude contestar es una pregunta muy cabrona
What I've lived, I don't wish it on anyone whoLo que yo eh vivido no se lo deseo a ninguna persona que
Thinks and doesn't hide their feelingsRazona y no esconde su sentir

The way to overcome (overcome)La manera de superar (supera)
Is to want to liveEs querer vivir
If you don't love your family, leave, don't be foolishSe no quieres a tu familia vete no seas menso
Find what you're looking for, don't embitter your little onesEncuentra lo que busques no amargues tus pequeños
Dad, now that I'm grown up, I've wanted to forgive youApa ahora ya de grande te e querido perdonar
You've made it very difficult for me to talk to youMe al as puesto muy difícil contigo quiera hablar
Why didn't you leave, you didn't lift a fingerPorque no te fuiste no moviste ni un dedo
You stayed to mess things up like a very mean ogreTe quedaste a chingar como ogro muy culero
You left us to love but you never believed itNos dejaste do amar pero nunca lo creíste
You thought you were a good father for staying and not leavingSegún fuiste buen padre por quedarte y no irte
A father is not just the one who feeds youUn padre no es solo el que te da de tragar
He is also your friend who knows how to love youTambién es tu amigo y te sabe bien amar

A father is not just the one who provides for youUn padre no es solo el que te da con que vivir
He is also a counselor who understands your sufferingTambién es consejero comprende tu sufrir
A father is not just a ride to schoolUn padre no es solo un raite a la escuela
He is also a companion who understands your sorrowsTambién es compañero, comprende tus penas
A father is not just the one who brought you into this worldUn padre no es solo el que te trajo a este mundo
He is also your buddy who knows you deeplyTambién es tu cuate te conoce muy profundo
A father is not just the one who feeds youUn padre no es solo el que te da de tragar
He is also your friend who knows how to love youTambién es tu amigo y te sabe bien amar