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I, a wealthy lawyer My kids privileged all three, My wife an educated English teacher That is the life we had when we were free. They overthrew the government And Castro rose to power He promised us so many things That we were blind and felt so safe That we supported him completely But then one day I went to my finca And I found Fidel’s militia And as I walked straight to the gate A man stood there and pushed me And then one said, tan arrogante, “Lo que ves aquí ahora es nuestro El gobierno es dueño de tus propiedades” I felt as though a pail of cold water had fallen on me And thought to myself, Bienvenido al mundo communista My wife was afraid because my youngest son Kept marching down the house cantando la canción de Castro Although I didn’t see a problem at that point My wife remarked with anger ¿Acaso no entiendes? Va a crecer pensando que esto es lo único que existe Y vivirá una vida miserable because he won’t know any different I sent my wife and kids to Miami Y me quedé en Cuba tres meses mas For I had to take care of some business Mi esposa lloraba por la separación y mis hijos juraban que era una vacación But we were finally reunited Although I said to my children, “Do not take a step back not even to gain momentum” I found I had to work como lo que fuera para comer And I saw my kids chip in a lot to come out of our misery Fui muchas cosas, y por fin un abogado cubano en Miami Y aunque no tuve todo lo que tenía en Cuba, tenía algo irremplazable I was free, and so we lived just loving freedom and happy Brandy Koch |
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