Me Fui

I forced my eyes not to see reality
Creating excuses not to listen
I shielded myself, didn't react
But, sooner or later, I had to leave

And my mother helped me, she threw me into the void
She said: My little one, it's with good intentions
I am your mother and I want to see you soar high
And you won't if I have you in my arms

And I said: How the hell do you do this?
Leaving my home, my family, and my loved ones
Leaving my land and my friends
Why doesn't everyone come with me?

And I cried, screamed, and kicked
But life made me understand
And I grabbed my guitar and my luggage
And said: Maduro, damn it!

I left (I left, I left), I left (oh, I left)
With my head full of doubts, but I left
And here I am, believing in myself
Remembering everything I once was

Saying goodbye was hard at that terminal
I cried all that can be cried in a year
But I went to the border
Wait, my odyssey is just beginning

I was robbed, they took a suitcase from me
I kept the money because I had it in my hand
I kept going forward, I won't go back
If God put this in front of me, it's because I can handle it

And so I continued, making stops day and night
I crossed four countries in five days
Running at a trot, eating little
Talking little and crying softly

But I arrived, as everyone must know
Because this spread in any way
I don't know if this is now, I don't know if this is forever
I don't know if this is little, for me it was enough

I left (I left), I left (I left)
With my head full of doubts, but I left
And here I am (here I am), believing in myself (believing in myself)
Remembering everything I once was

I don't stop, I continue in the fight
Because I keep making music and people listen to me
Being an immigrant is not a joke
And whoever says otherwise should say it from the outside

Now I walk the world shedding tears
Breathing deeply and my flag in hand
Because, if we are all brothers
And we are Latin American products

I left, I left
With my head full of doubts, but I left
And here I am, believing in myself
Remembering everything I once was

I left, I left
With my head full of doubts, but I left
And here I am (here I am), believing in myself (without losing faith)
Remembering everything, everything I once was

I left (oh, I left, I left, I left)
I left (oh, I left, I left, I left)
I carry your light and your scent inside me
I left, I left (but I will return)
Remembering everything, everything I once was

I left
I believe in myself, I believe in you, I believe in the brave people