Текст песни In the Heights - Original Cast Recording

Breathe...
This is my street
I smile at the faces
I′ve known all my life
They regard me with pride.
And everyone's sweet,
They say "you′re going places!"
So how can I say that while I was away,
I had so much to hide!
Hey guys, it's me!
The biggest disappointment you know.
The kid couldn't hack it,
She′s back and she′s walkin' real slow.
Welcome home.
Just breathe
Just breathe...
As the radio plays
Old forgotten boleros
I think of the days when this city was mine.
I remember the praise
"Ay, te adoro, te quiero"
The neighborhood waved and
Said Nina be brave and
You′re gonna be fine,
And maybe it's me,
But it all seems like lifetimes ago
So what do i say to these faces that I used to know?
"Hey I′m home?"
Hey...
They're not worried about me...
And they are all counting on me to succeed
I am the one who made it out!
The one who always made the grade,
But maybe I should have just stayed home...
When I was a child I stayed wide awake,
Climbed to the highest place on every fire escape,
Restless to climb.
I got every scholarship, saved every dollar,
Was the first to go to college,
How do I tell them why?
I′m coming back home,
With my eyes on the horizon.
Just me and the GWB,
Asking gee, Nina,
What'll you be?
Straighten the spine
Smile for the neighbors
Everything's fine,
Everything′s cool.
The standard reply
Lots of tests,
Lots of papers.
Smile wave goodbye
And pray to the sky,
Oh God!
And what will my parents say?
Can I go in there and say?
"I know that I′m letting you down!"
Just breathe...