Provincianita

Yeah, I know I let you down
I know I brought down your armored castle
Yeah, I got your hopes up
And then I thought I was just playing

The snow doesn't look radiant
It's tinged with calmness
With sadness, with distance
And she's like you, so quiet
She says more than a thousand words
Hurts more than any lance

Small town girl, Colombian girl
Don't you see that when you pass by
In front of me and don't speak
My joy fades away
Don't you see that December witnessed the meeting
And seeing you so different
It will ask me about you

I know you truly resent
I know you're sincere
Just because you're from San Juan
Don't swear by everything you hold dear
That until the Cesar River flows back
You won't come back to me

And maybe this is the last time
I ask you to come back
I won't ask you again

No, don't give me bad news
You know it's upsetting my soul
Don't be in denial, there's no reason
Deny knowing that I said anything

Think, heart, that intrigues
Sometimes out of envy
Twist things around
Don't let, for God's sake, a lie
Separate us for life
A baseless fear that weighs on me

My small town girl, my Colombian girl
Don't you see the sad streets
Since the day you told me
You didn't want to see me anymore

Tell me that mistakes have consequences
That tonight or tomorrow
But you'll forgive me
Promise me, I beg you in God's name
That you'll come back to me
Say you'll reconcile
And stop going around saying, I beg you
That the day St. John the Baptist points his finger down
That day you'll come back

And maybe this is the last time
I ask you to come back
I won't ask you again