De Nada

[CARMEN]
As a girl, I thought I'd be a big mariachi
I had talent, I had promise, I had flair

[RAÚL, spoken]
You sure did!

[CARMEN, sung]
My rancheras felt like magic in the moonlight
My guitar could make you float in mid-air

[RAÚL, spoken]
You were great, amor, let's eat

[CARMEN, sung]
But I put those dreams on hold and started working

[RAÚL, spoken]
I'm starving!
Just smile and let her know that you're aware

[ANA, spoken]
Thank you?

[CARMEN, sung]
De nada, de nada, de nada
At your age, I had four jobs, can you imagine?
Cleaning toilets, wiping asses night and day

[ANA, spoken]
Amá, really?

[CARMEN, sung]
Every muscle in my body always aching
So before you answer back, what do you say?

[CARMEN, RAÚL, ESTELA]
What do you say? What do you say?

[ANA, spoken]
¿Gracias?

[CARMEN, sung]
De nada, de nada, de nada

[RAÚL, spoken]
You're welcome!

[CARMEN, ESTELA, sung]
De nada, de nada, de nada

[RAÚL, spoken]
Let's eat!

[CARMEN, sung]
I carried you nine months inside my belly

[RAÚL, ESTELA]
¡De nada!

[CARMEN]
And trust me, you were heavy even then

[ANA, spoken]
Amá—

[RAÚL, sung]
And moving to the States, it wasn't easy

[CARMEN, ESTELA]
De nada

[ESTELA]
We had to start from scratch, start again

[CARMEN, RAÚL, ESTELA]
We walked across the desert, made the trek in our huaraches (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Braving heat stroke, getting blistered by the sand (Oh, oh, oh)

[RAÚL, spoken]
And we were hungry!

[CARMEN, RAÚL, ESTELA]
Then swam the Rio Grande, made our way to California
Like Moses, we entered into the promised land

[CARMEN]
So, enjoy this home-cooked meal with your familia

[RAÚL, ESTELA, spoken]
De nada

[CARMEN, sung]
All our sacrifice was worth the price we paid
And lucky you, I got you work at 'Stela's factory

[ANA, spoken]
Lucky?

[CARMEN, sung]
Mija, it's done, so just enjoy the serenade (Ajua)

[CARMEN, RAÚL, ESTELA]
De nada, de nada, de nada
De nada

De nada