Del Tiempo de Mi Niñes
SOLEDAD
From the Time of My Childhood
My mom used to tell me
I remember when I was a kid
You lay down for a nap
Don’t go messing around.
Right then she’d order me
To throw something on the ground
And under the eaves
I’d nap on a little mat.
Under the heat of the afternoon
Everything would fall silent
And with the kids to the woods
I’d sneak away like hell.
CHORUS
How far away it seems now
That childhood I long for
I wish, mom, you’d send me
To nap on a little mat.
It feels like just yesterday
When my mom would tell me
To run an errand for her
I’d grumble and complain.
If I ran into the kids
Playing with marbles
The bag of groceries
Would be left to the side.
I’d pull out my little toy
And if I won a game
Like a little bird’s nest
My pocket would be full.
CHORUS
How far away it seems now
That childhood I long for
I wish, mom, you’d send me
To nap on a little mat.
