No Basta

It's Not Enough

No Basta

It's not enoughNo basta
Bring them into the world because it is mandatoryTraerlos al mundo porque es obligatorio
Because they are the basis of marriagePorque son la base del matrimonio
Or because you made a mistake in the accountO porque te equivocaste en la cuenta

It's not enoughNo basta
By taking them to school to learnCon llevarlos a la escuela a que aprendan
Because life is getting harderPorque la vida cada vez es más dura
Be what your father couldn't beSer lo que tu padre no pudo ser

It's not enoughNo basta
How little affection you have given himQue de afecto tú le has dado bien poco
All because of the damn jobTodo por culpa del maldito trabajo
and of timeY del tiempo

It's not enoughNo basta
Because when he wanted to talk about a problemPorque cuando quiso hablar de un problema
You told him boy it will be tomorrowTú le dijiste niño será mañana
It's too late, I'm tiredEs muy tarde, estoy cansado

It's not enoughNo basta
Buy everything you wanted to buyComprarle todo lo que quiso comprarse
The new car before graduationEl auto nuevo antes de graduarse
May I live what you have not livedQue viviera lo que tú no has vivido

It's not enoughNo basta
By believing yourself to be an excellent fatherCon creerse un padre excelente
Because that's what people tell youPorque eso te dice la gente
Your children never lack anythingA tus hijos nunca les falta nada

It's not enoughNo basta
Because when he wanted to talk to you about sexPorque cuando quiso hablarte de sexo
The colors rose to your faceSe te subieron los colores al rostro
and you leftY te fuiste

It's not enoughNo basta
Because if you had a problemPorque de haber tenido un problema
I had solved it by shopping on the cornerLo había resuelto comprando en la esquina
What there was, what there wasLo que había, lo que había

It's not enoughNo basta
By buying curious objectsCon comprarle curiosos objetos
It's not enoughNo basta
When what you need is affectionCuando lo que necesita es afecto
Learn to give value to thingsAprender a dar valor a las cosas
Because you will not be eternalPorque tú no le serás eterno

It's not enoughNo basta
Punish him for being lateCastigarlo por haber llegado tarde
If you haven't already fallen, your boy is a manSi no has caído ya tu chico es un hombre
Speak louder and louder than youHabla más alto y más fuerte que tú
that youQue tú

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