Ice. Water frozen solid.
Ice. Immigration and Customs enforcement.
Ice. El hielo.
Eva polishes the table with a rag
taking care that everything shines like a pearl
Hopefully when the boss arrives,
she won't complain again
don't let it be that she reports her as an illegal
Jose takes care of the gardens
They look like Disneyland
He drives an old truck
without a license
It doesn't matter that he was a taxi driver
in his homeland
That doesn't matter to Uncle Sam
ICE is loose on those streets
One never knows when it will be our turn
The children cry, they cry at the doorway
They cry when the realize mom is not coming home
One stays here
another stays there
This is what happens for going out to work
Marta arrived as a girl
and dreams of studying
but it is difficult for her without papers
Those born here are the ones who get to achieve
but she never stops fighting
ICE is loose on those streets
One never knows when it will be our turn
The kids cry, they cry at the doorway
They cry when the realize mom is not coming home
One stays here
another stays there
This is what happens for going out to work
One stays here
another stays there
This is what happens for going out to work