They have shouted at me a thousand times I should go back to my countryBecause there’s no room for me hereI want to remind the gringos: I didn’t cross the border, the border crossed to meAmerica was born free, but men divided itThey marked a line so that I jump itAnd they can call me “invader”And that’s a very frequent mistakeThey took from us eight statesWho’s then the invader?I’m a foreigner in my own landAnd I didn’t come here to cause you troubleI’m a hard-working manAnd if history isn’t lyingThe powerful nation settled here, in the gloryAmong brave warriors,Indians of two continents mixed with SpaniardsAnd if we take centuries into accountWe are more AmericanWe are more American than the children of the Anglo-SaxonsThey got from us without money the waters of the Río GrandeAnd they took from us Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and ColoradoAlso California and Nevada were taken awayUtah was not enough, so they took Wyoming as wellI’m the blood of the IndianI’m Latin American, I’m mestizoWe are made of all coloursAnd of all tradesAnd if we take into account centurieseven if it hurts our neighboursWe are more American Than all of the gringos.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 23:01:08 +0000
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