We Were Rich

Éramos ricos

We Were Rich

Ruta de Reynold, orejas de conejo viejas
Reynold's route, old rabbit ears
Bandeja de TV, en el día
TV tray, back in the day
Veríamos los años maravillosos
We'd watch the wonder years
Oh wagoneer, puertas de paneles de madera
Oh wagoneer, wood panel doors
Nos gastamos nuestros viejos vaqueros
We wore out our old jeans
Que se desvanecieron de la tienda
That were faded from the store
Y ese viejo sofá
And that old couch
Sacaríamos los cojines si encontráramos 50 centavos
We'd pull the cushions off if we found 50 cents
Nos volveríamos locos, pensábamos que éramos ricos
We'd go crazy, we thought we were rich

Un lavabo del baño, todos nos turnamos
One bathroom sink, we'd all take turns
Una vez a la semana, salir a comer pizza después de la iglesia
Once a week, go out to eat for pizza after church
Y esa vieja iglesia, pisos de alfombra roja
And that old church, red carpet floors
La misma corbata de paisley de la marina que papá siempre llevaba
Same old navy paisley tie daddy always wore
Y cantábamos himnos
And we'd sing hymns
Pasaban un plato cuando era hora de dar
They'd pass a plate when it was time to give
Habían puesto veinte, pensé que éramos ricos
They'd put in a twenty, I thought we were rich

No lo teníamos todo, pero todos pensamos que lo teníamos
We didn't have it all but we all thought we did
Y mamá siempre decía que éramos bendecidos y yo le creí
And mama always said that we were blessed and I believed her
Nunca pensé que la hierba fuera más verde
I never thought the grass was greener
En el otro lado de nuestra vieja valla de eslabones de cadena
On the other side of our old chain link fence
Sí, éramos ricos
Yeah, we were rich

Nunca vi Nueva York, nunca tomé un avión
I never saw New York, never took a plane
Una vez al año íbamos al koa más cercano
Once a year we'd drive out to the nearest koa
Y encenderíamos un fuego (encenderíamos un fuego)
And we'd light a fire (we'd light a fire)
Mirar a las estrellas (mirar a las estrellas)
Stare at the stars (stare at the stars)
Y jugar a la linterna con la gente en la tienda al lado de la nuestra
And play flashlight tag with the people in the tent there next to ours
Tiempo de nuestras vidas, tuvimos tanto como todos los otros niños
Time of our lives, we had a much as all the other kids
Tal vez por eso pensamos que éramos ricos
Maybe that's why we thought we were rich

No lo teníamos todo, pero todos pensamos que lo teníamos
We didn't have it all but we all thought we did
Y recuerdo a mamá diciendo que somos bendecidos y yo le creí
And I remember mama saying we're blessed and I believed her
Nunca pensé que la hierba fuera más verde
I never thought the grass was greener
En el otro lado de nuestra vieja valla de eslabones de cadena
On the other side of our old chain link fence
Sí, éramos ricos
Yeah, we were rich

Tengo unos cuantos dólares más en mi bolsillo
Got a few more dollars in my pocket
Desde el día que dejé ese pueblo algodonero
Since the day I left that cotton town
Y allá atrás todos creen que lo logré
And back there they all think I made it
Dios sabe que lo cambiaría
God knows I'd trade it
Por todo lo que teníamos en esa casa
For everything we had in that house
Porque éramos ricos
'Cause we were rich
Sí, éramos ricos
Yeah, we were rich

No lo teníamos todo, pero todos pensamos que lo teníamos
We didn't have it all but we all thought we did
Y mamá siempre decía que éramos bendecidos y yo le creí
And mama always said that we were blessed and I believed her
Nunca pensé que la hierba fuera más verde
I never thought the grass was greener
En el otro lado de nuestra vieja valla de eslabones de cadena
On the other side of our old chain link fence
Sí, éramos ricos
Yeah, we were rich
Sí, éramos ricos
Yeah, we were rich
Éramos ricos
Uh, we were rich
Sí, éramos ricos
Yeah, we were rich