Just because my skin is darker

Don't mean my heart ain't as pure

You don't know how long I've worked harder

In the heat, and the rain, and the dirt

And in time, when I can find work

No one works harder, no one takes more pride than me

When I face the mountains, my back to the desert

One journey's ending -- another one begins

So, walk with me

Just because I crossed the border

Don't mean I'm ever going back

I want more than just your dimes and quarters --

Gonna make me some real American cash

And in time, I'll own my own home

I'll drive a big car, I'll raise my family

I crossed the desert, to climb the mountains

And now the valley stretches out before my feet

Just because I don't speak your English

Don't mean I'm slow or I'm dumb

And just because my life was hellish

Don't judge what my future's to become

'Cause in time, our kids will wear the same clothes

Go to the same schools, watch the same TV shows

We'll walk through the valley, when the trees are blooming --

They lean over the river, glistening under a broken sky