Sobreviviendo

Surviving

Sobreviviendo

Here comes my buddy with a huge agonyAllá viene mi compadre con una agonía grandota
You can see it in his walk, in his face, and his clothesSe le ve en el caminar, en el semblante y la ropa
It seems like things aren't going well for my buddy these daysParece que a mi compay en estos días no le va color de rosa

What's wrong, buddy, why such a bitter and stormy face?Que le pasa compadrito porque esa cara tan amarga y tormentosa
And he tells me, 'I'm putting up with another one, buddy'Y el me responde que otra le pongo compadre
Because back home we're brokeSi allá en mi casa estamos en banca rota
Here I am surviving, look at how things areAquí ando sobreviviendo mire como son las cosas

We're surviving because life has become very toughSi andamos sobreviviendo porque la vida se puso muy trabajosa
I recommend, buddy, to have faith, a lot of patienceLe recomiendo compadre que tenga fe mucha paciencia
And hope is what matters, remember that my little GodY esperanza es lo que importa acuérdese que mi diosito
Squeezes but doesn't strangleAprieta pero no ahorca

I'm also surviving at the hands of defeatYo también sobreviviendo en manos de la derrota
I had some savings and ended up with nothingPues tenia unos ahorritos y quedé sin una locha
Because supposedly the strong bank had gone bankruptPorque dizque habían quebrado el fuerte banco
Where I had a little somethingDonde tenia un tapa boca

Of Latinos only the name, patience, and that runs outDe latinos solo el nombre paciencia y eso se agota
Because by force of blows the heart suffocatesPorque a fuerzas de cuerazos el corazón se sofoca
Showing the rebellious side, the most rebellious tired and because it's his turnMostrando el lado rebelde, el mas rebelde cansado y porque le toca

While the bank breakers are out partyingMientras que los quiebra bancos andan de farra
Consuming, drinking, and throwing away, look buddy, I don't carryConsumen beben y botan mire compadre yo no cargo en el bolsillo
Anything in my pocket to be searched even for a soupQue me revisen ni pa' tomarme una sopa
What will become of our children, it doesn't even feel like having themQue será de nuestros hijos ya ni tenerlos provoca

Prayers to my God because things keep going according to the winds that blowPlegarias para mi dios porque esto siguen según los vientos que soplan
I'm here waiting for a bolivar to returnYo aquí a la espera de que regrese un bolívar
To restore order with his troops and his escortA poner orden con sus tropas y su escolta
I'll keep surviving but singing my versesSeguiré sobreviviendo pero cantando mis coplas