Me Voy

I'm gonna sing my memories
I'm walking down the cobblestone road
So many times I've traveled it, so many times I've passed
I'm leaving, looking for another story to unfold
Making way for destiny, hoping to change my luck

My mother left me in the care of the saints
She blessed me with one hand, wiped her tears with the other
My strong father squeezed me tight in his arms
He looked at me like never before, but then he loosened his grip

Oh, it hurts, how I'm drifting away
The hills don’t let me see the ranch anymore
I’m far away now, can’t hear my dog howling
He’s with me, but today I had to tie him up

The sadness of passing by my grandpa’s place
To give him a good hug and say goodbye to his little one
He looks at me and comes closer, strumming his guitar
He blesses me and I smile, so he doesn’t see me crying

Oh, how I miss my land
Come back

With every step on this road I’ve traveled
I drift further from my folks and from the happiness I’ve known
I don’t know how long life’s hardships
Will keep bringing me back to my ranch, which is now my way out

I’m remembering, like I will every day
The caresses from my grandma, until her sad departure
I already miss the milking, the pastries
The beans and arracachas that grow in the cornfields

Oh, it hurts that I can’t stay
How I suffer from my mother’s tears
And even if time pushes me to come back
There’s no way to avoid the inevitable

I say goodbye to every neighbor I meet
Those who are like family, who saw me grow up
My soul aches to leave the one who bids me farewell
To the friends I’ve always had, hoping they won’t forget me

I remember the path that took me to school
I walked it since I was a kid with my worn-out shoes
I leave my old hoe in the tool shed
It knows I’m grateful for teaching me to farm

I’m not leaving willingly
It’s destiny that drives me away
I’m choking back my tears
It hurts to leave my land