Eu Quero Viver
Evasão Lyrics

Quando acordo e abro os olhos
I am grateful for the gift of sight and acknowledge it every morning when I wake up.

Agradeço por enxergar
I express my gratitude for the ability to see.

Quando sinto que estou respirando
I am conscious of the gift of breath and the fact that I am alive.

Obrigado pelo ar
I am grateful for the gift of breath and acknowledge it every day.

Minhas pernas e braços, minha força e inteligência
I am grateful for my physical and mental abilities that allow me to function in the world.

E cada um dos meus passos me dá dor na consciência
I feel guilty knowing that there are those who do not have these basic abilities I take for granted and it weighs heavily on me.

Vejo um cego e um aleijado
I observe those who are blind or crippled.

Um mendigo pedindo trocados
I observe a homeless person begging for money.

Um idoso fuçando o lixo
I notice an elderly person rummaging through the trash.

E um bebê que foi abandonado
I see an abandoned baby and it breaks my heart.

Eu quero dizer
I want to convey the message.

Acorda meu velho
Wake up, my old friend.

Se não vai ser tarde demais até pra se arrepender
If you don't wake up soon, it may be too late for you to make amends.

Outro dia me peguei reclamando
The other day, I caught myself complaining.

Meu salário não deu pra pagar a conta do telefone
I complained that my salary was not enough to pay my phone bill.

Mas tenho emprego e pra quem ligar
However, I have a job and people to call, which is more than some have.

Reclamei que a comida 'tava fria
I complained that my food was cold.

E que não tinha filet no menu
I complained that the restaurant did not have the type of food I wanted.

Mas graças a Deus fome eu nunca passei
I am grateful that I have never experienced hunger.

Com tanta gente de barriga vazia
I am aware that so many people in the world are starving and it puts my problems into perspective.

Eu quero te ver
I want to see you.

Pra crer que você cresceu
To believe that you have grown.

E aproveitou bem a chance que Deus te deu
And made the most of the opportunities that God has given you.

E o homem foi trabalhar
The man went to work.

mesmo sem poder enxergar
Even though he cannot see.

E não foi diferente a batalha
The struggle was no different for the man who cannot walk.

pro cara que não podia andar
For the man who cannot walk.

O mendigo ficou perdido
The homeless man was lost.

entre os carros que foi cuidar
Among the cars he was looking after.

E o velho sem condições
The old man, with no means.

Indignado pegou o bebê pra criar
Indignant, took the abandoned baby to raise.

Eu quero viver
I want to live and make the most of the opportunities I have been given.