Cosas Del Ayer

Things from Yesterday

Cosas Del Ayer

Remember those days when everything was alright,Recuerdas esos dias en que todo iba bien,
Where hate and evil were just on TV.Donde el odio y la maldad eran de la tv.
When you could buy those old long plays,Cuando podias comprar esos viejos long plays,
When you could listen to those old LPs.Cuadno podias escuchar esos viejos l.p.'s.

Everything seemed peaceful and calm,Todo aparentaba paz y tranquilidad,
Only the good vibes should matter to us,Solo las buenas notas nos debian importar,
By noon, heading back homePara el meiodia a casa regresar
Without thinking that someday we’d have to grow up.Sin pensar que algun dia tendrian que crecer.

Oh, oh, oh, those are things from yesterday.Ay, ay, ay son cosas del ayer.
Oh, oh, oh, those are things from yesterday.Ay, ay, ay son cosas del ayer.

You never thought about what was for dinner,Nunca pensaste si habia para comer,
'Cause the innocence of youth never lets you seePues la inocencia de la edad nunca te deja ver
That your dad had to bust his ass for overtimeQue tu padre, horas extra, se tenia que joder
Just to bring something home for us to eat.Para poder a casa traer algo que comer.

Real miracles your mom had to pull off.Verdaderos milagros tu madre tenia que hacer.
'Cause with just a few cents, she had to keepPues con unos centavos debia mantener
The household running and make sure to maintainEl sustento de tu hogar y poder mantener
That ship afloat that was bound to sink.A flote ese barco que debia naufragar.

Oh, oh, oh, those are things from yesterday.Ay, ay, ay son cosas del ayer.
Oh, oh, oh, those are things from yesterday.Ay, ay, ay son cosas del ayer.

But nothing lasts forever, you had to wake up,Pero nada es eterno, tenias que despertar,
'Cause the passage of time makes us react.Porque el paso del tiempo nos hace reaccionar.
'Cause there’s no manual for life,Porque para la vida no existe un manual
And sometimes reality hits hard.Y a veces en muy dura la realidad.

You’ll soon realize our reality,Ya podras darte cuenta de nuestra realidad,
We’re doomed to the joy of dancing.Estamos condenados al gusto de bailar.
You’ll soon realize, it’s our specialty,Ya podras darte cuenta, es nuestra especialidad,
We’re doomed to the joy of dancing.Estamos condenados al gusto de bailar.

And the only thing left, the only thing left,Y lo unico que queda, lo unico que queda,
The only thing left, the only thing left,Lo unico que queda, lo unico que queda,
The only thing left, is to live with dignity.Lo unico que queda, es vivir con dignidad.