Guardia '82

The beach at Guardia was blazing hot
It was packed with people
They talked about sports
About Pertini and Bearzot

I was clueless about it all, unaware of everything
Building sandcastles
With my little shovel and bucket
And a hat on my head

And she, was going commando
But I didn’t even look her way
I slipped on my floaties and jumped right in the sea
I didn’t even know what love was

Ten years later I saw her, by a bonfire
Cooking up meat and smoking weed
I was sitting alone strumming my guitar
Singing songs, looking for attention

But she didn’t even glance my way
And I pretended not to care
Chugging Peronis and starting to shout
About the pain that only love can bring

La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, hey
La, la, la, la, la, la, hey
La, la, la

On the beach, 80s cans
When the sea gets pissed and brings back
Memories you had
Covered in sand

Deflated orange balls
Waving goodbye to a passing train
And looking up at the sky
The trail of a plane

And she, still going commando
And I didn’t even get it
Digging in the sand looking for treasures
And I saw life only in color

La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, hey
La, la, la, la, la, la, hey
La, la, la

And then, suddenly in her arms
The two of us, tight under the shower
The fear and the desire
To make love

On August 31st
A story begins
And a summer dies
Eh la
La, la, la, la, la, la, hey
La, la, la, la, la, la, hey
La, la, la, la, la
La, hey
La, la, la, la, la, la, hey
La, la, la, la, la, la, hey
La, la, la, la, la