| Nos fuimos de nuestra patria en busca de una oportunidad
| We left our homeland in search of an opportunity
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| De poder crecer, de poder triunfar
| To be able to grow, to be able to succeed
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| Mi amada y yo llegamos a esta tierra de libertad
| My love and I came to this land of freedom
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| Luchamos para comer aprendiendo hablar ingles
| We struggle to eat learning to speak English
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| Compramos poquito a poco con sacrificios un lindo hogar
| We bought little by little with sacrifices a beautiful home
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| Y en el jardn plantamos flores y una esperanza
| And in the garden we plant flowers and a hope
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| De tener un da un hijo sano y despus gritar
| Of having a healthy child one day and then screaming
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| Viva! | Live! |
| Esta bendita tierra
| This blessed land
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| Amigo, amigo gringo
| Friend, gringo friend
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| Ahora yo tambin soy gringo como t Mi hijo naci aqu
| Now I am also a gringo like you My son was born here
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| En este gran pas
| in this great step
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| Amigo, amigo gringo
| Friend, gringo friend
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| Te invito a compartir mi felicidad
| I invite you to share my happiness
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| Mi hijo naci aqu
| My son was born here
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| En este gran pas
| in this great step
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| Los aos fueron pasando y mi hijo creci muy bien
| The years went by and my son grew very well
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| Se burla de mi Ingls y yo de su Espaol
| He makes fun of my English and I of his Spanish
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| Un da en el noticiero nos enteramos, pronto la guerra
| One day on the news we found out, soon the war
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| El miedo me congel, nos miramos los tres
| Fear froze me, the three of us looked at each other
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| Mi hijo con gran orgullo en su uniforme se fue a luchar
| My son with great pride in his uniform he went to fight
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| Por este gran pas
| for this great step
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| Bendito seas
| Bless you
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| Amor mo Amigo, amigo gringo
| My love, friend, gringo friend
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| Ahora yo soy ms gringo que t Mi hijo naci aqu
| Now I am more of a gringo than you My son was born here
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| Y muri por este pas
| And he died for this country
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| Amigo, amigo gringo
| Friend, gringo friend
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| Ahora yo soy ms gringo que t Que cara cost mi dicha
| Now I am more of a gringo than you What a cost my happiness cost
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| En este gran pas | in this great step |