El Soñador (The Dreamer)  – Words & Music by Hank Woji

© 2020 Hank Woji – Thundering Waves Music ASCAP

The river runs beneath a clear blue desert sky

We wait in silence for the darkness

The moonlight shimmers on the water at my feet

The time has come, our wait is over

Corremos, a la tierra prometida

Tierra de sueños y esperanza

Tierra de oportunidades

Una nueva vida, Vamos, ya!

We left our mountain home and every thing we knew

Escaping violence and oppression

Coyotes brought us here then left us on our own

The long hard journey almost over

Corremos, a la tierra prometida

Tierra de sueños y esperanza

Tierra de oportunidades

Una nueva vida, Vamos, ya!

My father led us all across that muddy brown

Our family labored in the shadows

Mis padres gave me all the best years of their lives

Their hopes and dreams wrapped up in me

Corremos, a la tierra prometida

Tierra de sueños y esperanza

Tierra de oportunidades

Una nueva vida, Vamos, ya!

I serve my country and I’d proudly give my life

For all my country has given to me

All I ask for is my chance to live the truth

And one day walk out of the shadows

My son paints pictures and we hang them on the wall

He loves his school and all his teachers

Too young to understand the fear deep in my heart

Some day we’ll walk in the sunlight

Corremos, a la tierra prometida

Tierra de sueños y esperanza

Tierra de oportunidades

New life awaits, on the other side

New life awaits, on the other side

Una nueva vida, Vamos, Ya!