Bomba o Non Bomba

They set off in pairs and it was enough
A piano, a guitar, and a lot of imagination
And it was in Bologna that the first bomb went off
Between a party and a local flatbread

Bomb or not bomb, we’ll make it to Rome, despite you

In Sasso Marconi, we met a girl
Who lived sprawled out on the edge of a square
We told her come on, sweet, the road will be nice
She picked a flower and then said: No

But bomb or not bomb, we’ll make it to Rome, despite you

In Roncobilaccio, an old man approached us
With deep eyes and a scarf around his neck
He told us, kids, in this town they won’t let you go
They’ve called the cops on horseback

But bomb or not bomb, we’ll make it to Rome, despite you

In Florence, we crashed at an intellectual’s place
With the right look and everything else in check
He said no, comrades, friends, I disapprove of this move
You lack analysis and I don’t have a helmet

But bomb or not bomb, we’ll make it to Rome, despite you

In Orvieto, then came the grand finale
The mayor, the band, and flags in hand
They told us the highway is blocked
But let it be clear that we, we’re all with you

But bomb or not bomb, we’ll make it to Rome, despite ourselves

But we slowed down for a while and then there was a speech
The captain said: Alright, so be it
And the band then played the first notes
And we found ourselves right in front of Porta Pia

And bomb or not bomb, we’ll make it to Rome, despite you

The people loved us and that’s what matters
We gave out chocolate and real cigarettes
Then we drank red wine with our hands joined
And finally, they let us play

And bomb after bomb, we made it to Rome
Together with you