Vida dura

It's May 13th, 1975, Cely and Felix are happy
Their first son has been born
Jose Diaz Olivencia, nicknamed Joselito
His parents are happy because a boy has been born
Years go by, months pass
Joselito runs and jumps, growing day by day
He's 19 now, no longer a child
Standing at 5'4'', he thinks he's a giant
He's become arrogant, only cares about money
Ignores his parents, disrespects them
Thinks he owns the world, needs nothing
Because he has some cash and always carries a gun
Smokes marijuana, but nothing fazes him
Enters the routine of the big score in his life
No longer thinks about money, only drugs
His addiction steals from his family
He's tied to drugs, looking thin
The one who used to sell is now addicted
Ignoring advice, his mother dies of sorrow
Her beloved son now injects into his veins

(Chorus)
Hard life, ah, that's what young people face today
Hard life, not seeking the better life Christ offers
Life is hard for young people today
Life is hard, not seeking Christ, oh, oh, oh

The bad day arrives, unexpected
Joselito is arrested in a big mess
Charged with drug and robbery
Joselito now in the wolf's den
He's gone... Teresa is nowhere to be found
Only disappointment awaits him
Meanwhile, his father dies of cancer in a room
And his son is in jail trying to be a gangster
No more drug deals, just a reckoning
Deciding to keep living or hang himself
In other words, suicide, frustration corrupts him
His addiction breaks unintentionally, no drugs in jail
He wants a fix, needs the cure
Suffering torture without it
Joselito in his cell, facing bitter sorrows
His mother trusts in God
She prays for his liberation from such a hard life

(Chorus)
Hard life, ah, that's what young people face today
Hard life, not seeking the better life Christ offers
Life is hard for young people today
Life is hard, not seeking Christ, oh, oh, oh

On a cold night, seconds pass slowly
Joselito falls into a deep sleep in his cell
Transported to a world he's never seen
A beautiful city and a man named Jesus Christ
Sitting on the throne, the king was there
Thousands of angels praising him
Repeating holy, holy, holy
Joselito wakes up in tears, surprised
At the wonder he saw
Without hesitation, he falls to his knees
Asks God for forgiveness for all he's done
In that moment, he feels something in his chest
The Holy Spirit restoring him
Becoming a new creation, he prays to God
God answers, freeing him from all vices
Days fly by, his life starts anew
Jose Diaz Olivencia, your sentence is complete
Free as a bird, with a new consciousness
No longer hanging out on the streets, now with his family
No longer carrying a gun, now carrying a Bible

He chose the better life, left the hard life
New life in abundance, life in Christ is secure

(Chorus)
Hard life, ah, that's what young people face today
Hard life, not seeking the better life Christ offers
Life is hard for young people today
Life is hard, not seeking Christ, oh, oh, oh

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ... a new creation
... New
The old things have passed away... behold, everything
... Everything
Has become new...
This song is dedicated... to all the inmates, always telling them that Jesus Christ still loves you
... That's right
Manny Montes.