Growing Up

The little girl she comes running home from schoolLa niñita corre a casa desde la escuela

She's lost her first public fightHa perdido su primera pelea pública

She's so upset as she wipes away her tearsEstá tan molesta mientras se seca las lágrimas

She can't concentrate on her homework that nightNo puede concentrarse en sus tareas esa noche

And finally when she gets her homework rightY finalmente cuando logra hacer su tarea bien

Her daddy knows that somethings wrongSu papá sabe que algo anda mal

But decideds to leave the questions utill later onPero decide dejar las preguntas para más tarde

And later on at the little girls requestY más tarde, a petición de la niñita

that she go to bed early to restque se vaya a la cama temprano a descansar

Like a weeping willowComo un sauce llorón

Into her sleeping pillow she criesEn su almohada para dormir ella llora

The little girl is growing upLa niñita está creciendo

While her whole world it is falling downMientras su mundo entero se desmorona

I wish this hurting it could stopDesearía que este dolor pudiera detenerse

but she's only learningpero ella solo está aprendiendo

Her daddy gets up late for workSu papá se levanta tarde para trabajar

He's got a cigerett hanging from the corner of his mouthTiene un cigarrillo colgando de la comisura de la boca

He's late, he's missed that train againLlega tarde, se perdió ese tren de nuevo

Oh, total shockOh, total shock

And finally when he gets to workY finalmente cuando llega al trabajo

All his fears deliverd with one blowTodos sus miedos se hacen realidad de golpe

The boss says, with a smileEl jefe dice, con una sonrisa

I'm sorry but you'll have to goLo siento, pero tendrás que irte

The little girl is growing upLa niñita está creciendo

While his whole world it is falling downMientras su mundo entero se desmorona

I wish this hurting it could stopDesearía que este dolor pudiera detenerse

but she's only learningpero ella solo está aprendiendo

The little girl is growing upLa niñita está creciendo

While her whole world it is falling downMientras su mundo entero se desmorona

I wish this hurting it could stopDesearía que este dolor pudiera detenerse

but she's only learningpero ella solo está aprendiendo

(sax solo.....)(solo de saxofón...)

The little girl she makes it to schoolLa niñita llega a la escuela

She meets up with a friendSe encuentra con una amiga

They both pretendAmbas fingen

they want to be the teachers pet againque quieren ser la mascota de la maestra de nuevo

And finally when she makes it homeY finalmente cuando llega a casa

She doesn't know what is wrong or rightNo sabe qué está bien o mal

Should she tell her mamma¿Debería contarle a su mamá

Or should she keep quietO debería quedarse callada?

The little girl is growing upLa niñita está creciendo

While her whole world it is falling downMientras su mundo entero se desmorona

I wish this hurting it could stopDesearía que este dolor pudiera detenerse

but she's only learningpero ella solo está aprendiendo

The little girl is growing upLa niñita está creciendo

While her whole world it is falling down-acapoMientras su mundo entero se desmorona