Canción 187

When I went to the north
I went to be better
I went in search of work
but oh disillusion

When I arrived in San Francisco
no one reached out to me
those North Americans
lack love

Then I went to Los Angeles
where the sun never shines
it's beautiful, I don't deny it
but there's a lot of smog

And as if that weren't enough
you have another big problem
you have to be careful
always with immigration

Then I went to Arizona
where it's brutally hot
anyone can die
from dehydration

Then I went to Texas
which is a little better
but anywhere you go
you find a lot of discrimination

In the end, I couldn't find work
and without papers, worse
if residents can't find any
I have even less

I better came back to my land
to my little town of Sinzunsan
I have understood that in all
Michoacan is the most beautiful

Now I work in the fields
doing hard work from sunrise to sunset
and now I'm with my family
and each day is much better

Goodbye quarrelsome gringos
good for wars they are
they believe God is white
and He's darker than me.