Happy Home

I remember the pain in my mother's eyes
I remember the pain of her compromise years ago
I always wanted to help to make it go away
I didn't know it was her freedom that she needed so

And she said to me, she said to me

He hitch-hiked to Maine
We went cross-country
I had to leave my home
I had to raise a family
We did the best we could being so young
We tried to hard to build a happy home

I never knew what to say to anybody
I didn't know what to do, I was far too young
But everybody could feel the suffocation
Underneath for facade of a happy home

And she said to me, she said to me

He hitch-hiked to Maine
We went cross-country
I had to leave my home
I had to raise a family
We did the best we could being so young
We tried to hard to build a happy home

Home sweet freedom, flowing in my eyes, Home sweet freedom
flowing in my mind

Sacrificed her dreams to motherhood
Waiting and waiting to be understood fully
Sacrificed her years to the family
Waiting and waiting to be heard finally

And she said to me, she said to me

Hogar feliz

Recuerdo el dolor en los ojos de mi madre
Recuerdo el dolor de su compromiso hace años
Siempre quise ayudar a que desaparezca
No sabía que era su libertad lo que necesitaba

Y ella me dijo, ella me dijo

Él hizo autostop a Maine
Fuimos a campo traviesa
Tuve que salir de mi casa
Tuve que criar una familia
Hicimos lo mejor que pudimos siendo tan jóvenes
Tratamos de construir un hogar feliz

Nunca supe qué decirle a nadie
No sabía qué hacer, era demasiado joven
Pero todo el mundo podía sentir la asfixia
Debajo de la fachada de un hogar feliz

Y ella me dijo, ella me dijo

Él hizo autostop a Maine
Fuimos a campo traviesa
Tuve que salir de mi casa
Tuve que criar una familia
Hicimos lo mejor que pudimos siendo tan jóvenes
Tratamos de construir un hogar feliz

Hogar dulce libertad, que fluye en mis ojos, Hogar dulce libertad
fluyendo en mi mente

Sacrificó sus sueños a la maternidad
Esperar y esperar a ser entendido completamente
Sacrificó sus años a la familia
Esperando y esperando ser escuchado finalmente

Y ella me dijo, ella me dijo

Composição: Paula Cole