Un Padre No Es

The day I was born I received your blessing
I was your first, your male, your son
I had the privilege of being named after you
The junior in the family with spirit and health
You were my hero, the one I wanted to be
I didn't judge you, I was unintentionally blind
I took all your advice as instruction

How to be a man, my dad the champion
You liked to celebrate on every occasion
Our house was a place of all fun
Beers and tequila, my uncles and your buddies
Music and dancing as they could hate you
And when every weekend ended
You hated going back to work in the morning
I couldn't understand but there you started
To escape your reality, your family, your ties

A father is not just the one who provides for you
He is also a counselor who understands your suffering
A father is not just a ride to school
He is also a companion who understands your sorrows
A father is not just the one who brought you into this world
He is also your buddy who knows you deeply
A father is not just the one who feeds you
He is also your friend who knows how to love you

Over time I realized you were a falsehood
You liked other women, you didn't stop drinking
I remember one day, you took me to your friend
You had fun, you kissed her for no reason
You told me she's your cousin (what)
We have to take care of her, it's a secret between us
Don't tell your mom
I couldn't understand, I was an innocent kid
I kept my promise not to expose you to people
Although I wanted to protect you, my mother found out
The deceptions, your lies, everything but the truth
And there began your revelries, your binges
Your face changed, your gaze turned outward
You never returned to being the father I know
You didn't want to, you stayed but with a lot of hatred your
Beatings were daily, you mistreated my mother, treated us
Like a cross that God gave you to punish yourself

A father is not just the one who provides for you
He is also a counselor who understands your suffering
A father is not just a ride to school
He is also a companion who understands your sorrows
A father is not just the one who brought you into this world
He is also your buddy who knows you deeply
A father is not just the one who feeds you
He is also your friend who knows how to love you

They asked me once what's worse, a father
You don't know or one who beats you up?
I couldn't answer, it's a very tough question
What I've lived, I don't wish it on anyone who
Thinks and doesn't hide their feelings

The way to overcome (overcome)
Is to want to live
If you don't love your family, leave, don't be foolish
Find what you're looking for, don't embitter your little ones
Dad, now that I'm grown up, I've wanted to forgive you
You've made it very difficult for me to talk to you
Why didn't you leave, you didn't lift a finger
You stayed to mess things up like a very mean ogre
You left us to love but you never believed it
You thought you were a good father for staying and not leaving
A father is not just the one who feeds you
He is also your friend who knows how to love you

A father is not just the one who provides for you
He is also a counselor who understands your suffering
A father is not just a ride to school
He is also a companion who understands your sorrows
A father is not just the one who brought you into this world
He is also your buddy who knows you deeply
A father is not just the one who feeds you
He is also your friend who knows how to love you