If only I could make my parents understand.
I just don't see how a woman asking out a man instead of the vice versa
could be so bad.
Look at my country, isn't it neat?
My family in Ecuador think my life is complete
Most immigrants dream of
having a secure life with legal documentation, just like me
Look at my education, my designer clothes
For them, how much money do you think was disposed?
All of my classmates think,
"Wow! She's got everything"
I've got Japanese stationary and anime a-plenty
I've got fresh hot homemade meals that are gourmet
You need cash? I've got a twenty.
But what's the point
When you're bound to
strict cultural standards
I want to be where my classmates are
I want to be seen at all of our school's dances
I want to end my childhood with a...bang
Abiding by your cultural norms, you don't get too far
Risks and modernity are required for progressing in society
Strollin' down for a bite at
What's the place the teens eat at nowadays? Chik-fil-A?
Up where they walk
Up where they run
Up where they stay all day in the sun
Wandering free
Wish I could be
Part of that culture
What would I give
If I could live
without these values strictly enforced on me?
What would I pay
To spend a day
without worrying about disappointing my family
Betcha the whites
They understand
Bet they don't call women who ask out men "sluts"
A bright Ecuadorian woman
Sick of waiting
For a man to ask her out
And ready to know what the white people know
Ask 'em my questions and get some answers
What is a crush? Catching romantic feelings?
Is this what is happening whenever I'm with... Camden?
When's it my turn?
Wouldn't I love
Love to explore the "American" part of my Ecuadorian-American
Out of my traditional household
Wish I could be
Part of that culture...
