Hard Working Man (For The Family Mix)

{upbeat brass stabs, syncopated piano montuno,

cowbell rhythm} One, two,

three, go! {shouted count-in}

Five AM,

the alarm starts to ring

I rub my eyes and think of everything

Two jobs to run,

no time to complain

Doing it all to wash away their pain

{piano montuno

with driving bassline}

Trabajo fuerte por mi familia entera (salsa!) Working sixteen hours,

crossing any frontier

For their future, I will always stand

Just a proud and very hard working man

{soaring energetic alto sax solo}

Late night shift

under the grocery light

Still got the energy to make things right

Every sweat drop

is a seed in the ground

To build a home where only love is found {softer brass backing}

Escucha bien, él es el rey de la casa

Trabajando doble, mira todo lo que pasa

Dieciséis horas no lo pueden cansar

Por el bienestar

él no va a parar (uh-huh) With dedication and pride,

he is the guide

Keeping his family safe,

standing side by side

{rhythmic salsa percussion breakdown}

Trabajo fuerte por mi familia entera (eso es!) Working sixteen hours,

crossing any frontier

For their future, I will always stand

Just a proud and very hard working man

{soaring energetic alto sax solo} {virtuoso alto sax outro solo} Yes indeed

For the family, always (gracias) {final syncopated salsa

chord

stab}