LA CUENTA (The Bill)
La cuenta (The bill) La cuenta (The bill) Lights up Don’t ask Ice glass Gold laugh Smile bright Pay cash I came in looking easy Like the night knew my name Gold hoops catching bathroom light Mascara hiding rain Receipt in the clutch With the corner worn thin Three missed calls from home And a lipstick grin Everybody liked the sparkle Liked the way I moved clean Liked the dress doing miracles With a week underneath Mama said keep moving Mami (Mommy), don't let them see How much a woman carries When she walks in on beat So I made the hurt expensive Put a shine on the ache Let the bass hold my balance Let the room call it grace The room says otra, otra (another, another) The mirror says behave I smile like it is free But I know what it takes La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Who paid for the smile on my face La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Todo brilla (Everything shines), somebody pays I dance with the receipt in my hand Gold on my mouth, dirt on my name La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Who paid for the smile on my face La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) They love when the pain has a waist La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Move like joy, charge it to grace If I look like a party tonight That does not mean I came here safe La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Who paid for the smile on my face Paga, paga (Pay, pay) Not with money Paga, paga (Pay, pay) Still looks sunny Baila, baila (Dance, dance) Don't look down The floor keeps score When the bass comes round The bartender slid me mango With salt on the rim I watched the city shaking In the ice and the gin He said you look expensive I laughed like a prize But my phone kept lighting With somebody else’s life One for the rent One for the calls I never made One for the girl in the photo Who learned not to ask to be saved My cousins say you made it My auntie says amen My phone lights up with favors Dressed up like friends And I keep saying claro (of course) With my teeth in my cheek Because a good girl with rhythm Is cheaper than a scream The room says mira, mira (look, look) The mirror says don't break I shine like it is easy But easy has a rate La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Who paid for the smile on my face La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Todo brilla (Everything shines), somebody pays I dance with the receipt in my hand Gold on my mouth, dirt on my name La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Who paid for the smile on my face La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) They love when the pain has a waist La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Move like joy, charge it to grace If I look like a party tonight That does not mean I came here safe La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Who paid for the smile on my face I am not bitter I am itemized Every little sacrifice Has learned to look alive The dress took the spotlight The shoes took the skin The laugh took the service charge And let the room back in But I can read the bottom line Even through the bass The cost is still the cost Even when it learns to dance Check please Not yet Debt sweet Cold sweat Red lip Rent due Big smile Old bruise Dance clean Bill high Look good Don't cry La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Who paid for the smile on my face La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Todo brilla (Everything shines), somebody pays I dance with the receipt in my hand Gold on my mouth, dirt on my name La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Who paid for the smile on my face La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) They love when the pain has a waist La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Move like joy, charge it to grace If I look like a party tonight That does not mean I came here safe La cuenta, la cuenta (The bill, the bill) Who paid for the smile on my face La cuenta (The bill) La cuenta (The bill) Lights down Don't ask I paid the night It still came back
