We wake up before the Sun,

But thanking God for another day.

We get ready as a whole,

Exhausted but getting dressed.

We load up the van,

With mops, a scrubber and a buffer.

We load up the van,

So that we may not hunger.

We drive to our destination,

no vacations nor days off.

So that our children can continue their education,

Hoping that our hard work will...

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I hear you,

I hear your snore.

I see you,

Sleeping without trouble at all.

But I am confused,

For you should be angry and awake.

La Bestia has slashed at you,

Calling you a thief and a rapist.

He is the dominant culture,

Thinking of ways to keep you down.

But we must think of our future,

And make it our own.

The clock is ticking,

The lines are ...

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