Il Te Suffisait Que Je T'Aime

We were twenty, you and me
When we lived under the same roof
Fought poverty together
We were still almost children
And people would say when they saw us
Look how alike they are

We held hands
Overcame the blows of fate
And solved many problems
With an empty stomach in deprivation
You fed on illusions
All you needed was my love

We struggled for so many years
That fortune smiled upon us
But age took your carefreeness
You drag yourself like a burden
And no longer laugh at everything
And cry for your lost youth

You go from morning to night
Hours in front of your mirror
Trying on makeup and creams
And sometimes I miss
The time when to create your joys
All you needed was my love

If I could, my love
I would stop time for you
But I can't change anything
Because I am in the same boat as you
You know we're in the same boat

Don't dwell on regrets
Because we only reap
The feelings we sow
Do as you did in the golden years
And remember that just yesterday
All you needed was my love

For me, nothing has really changed
I haven't stopped loving you
Because you still have all the charm
That you had on that blessed day
When you said 'Yes' before God
With tears in your eyes

Spring passes, then summer
But autumn has hidden joys
That you must discover for yourself
Forget the cruelty of time
And remember that at twenty
All you needed was my love