Breathe
Leslie Grace Lyrics

Sigue andando el camino por toda su vida
Continue on life's journey

Respira
Breathe

Y si pierdes mis huellas que Dios te bendiga
If you lose my footstep, may God bless you

This is my street
This is where I grew up

I smile at the faces
I grin at the people

I've known all my life
Whom I have known since birth

They regard me with pride
They admire me with pride

And everyone's sweet
And everybody's kind

They say, 'You're going places'
They say, 'You will succeed'

So how can I say that, while I was away
How do I confess that while I was abroad

I had so much to hide?
I had a lot to conceal?

Hey guys, it's me
Hello, it's me

The biggest disappointment you know
The most significant letdown you know

The kid couldn't hack it
I failed severally

She's back and she's walkin' real slow
I'm back and walking sluggishly

Welcome home
Welcome back home

As the radio plays old forgotten boleros
As old forgotten boleros play on the radio

I think of the days when this city was mine
I think of the days when this city was under my control

I remember the praise
I remember the adulation

'Ay, te adoro, te quiero' (te adoro)
'Oh, I adore you, I love you' (I adore you)

The neighborhood waved
The neighbourhood acknowledged me

And said, 'Nina, be brave
And said, 'Nina, be courageous

And you're gonna be fine!' (Respira)
'And everything will be alright!' (Breathe)

And maybe it's me (respira)
And perhaps it's just me (breathe)

But it all seems like lifetimes ago
But it all appears to have happened centuries ago

So what do I say to these faces that I used to know?
So what should I say to these people that I used to know?

'Hey, I'm home?'
'Hello, I'm back?'

Mira, Nina (hey)
Look, Nina (hey)

No me preocupo por ella
They're not worried about me

They are all counting on me to succeed
They're all depending on me to excel

Ella sí da la talla
She's capable

I am the one who made it out (ah)
I'm the one who escaped

The one who always made the grade
The one who always received good grades

But maybe I should have just stayed home (mira, Nina)
But perhaps I should have remained at home (look, Nina)

When I was a child I stayed wide awake
As a child, I used to stay awake

Climbed to the highest place
Ascended to the highest spot

On every fire escape
On every emergency ladder

Restless to climb (respira)
Anxious to climb (breathe)

I got every scholarship
I received every scholarship

Saved every dollar
Saved every penny

The first to go to college
The first to attend college

How do I tell them why (respira)
How can I explain why? (breathe)

I'm coming back home?
I'm returning home?

With my eyes on the horizon
With my eyes set on the future

Just me and the GWB
Just me and the George Washington Bridge

Asking, 'Gee Nina, what'll you be?'
Asking, 'Gee Nina, what will you become?'

Straighten the spine
Straighten your backbone

Smile for the neighbors
Smile for the neighbours

Everything's fine
Everything's good

Everything's cool
Everything's calm

The standard reply, 'Lots of tests, lots of papers'
The regular response, 'Lots of tests, lots of papers'

Smile, wave goodbye and pray to the sky, oh, God
Smile, wave goodbye, and pray to the sky, oh God

How do I dare to say? (Nina)
How can I find the courage to speak up? (Nina)

Can I go in there and say (Nina)
Can I enter there and speak up? (Nina)

'I know that I'm letting you down?'
'I know that I'm disappointing you?'

(Nina)
(Nina)

Just breathe
Just breathe