Mi Vecino de Arriba
Joaquín Sabina
My Upstairs Neighbor
My upstairs neighbor
Is a certain someone
He's a very bald man
Very serious and very formal
Who goes to mass on Sundays
And religious holidays
Who is a unit of destiny
In the universe
Who seeks respectability
Who preaches to his children
Responsibility
And calls freedom
Licentiousness
He has achieved everything
Except happiness
My upstairs neighbor
Fought in the war and
Won't allow anyone who didn't win
To have an opinion
My neighbor is a straight
Spanish gentleman
Who always speaks ex cathedra
And always without reason
My upstairs neighbor
Is the big bad wolf
Who goes to soccer on Sundays
And watches TV
Who gains twenty kilos
If you call him sir
Who paints on the walls
Red to the wall
My upstairs neighbor
Can't stand that I
Let my beard grow
And sing my song
My upstairs neighbor
Is more of a man than me
He says I'm a scoundrel
And that I'm gay
My upstairs neighbor
Has a terrible time
And can't stand
That I have fun
When he looks at me
He feels like vomiting
If I were his son
I'd start digging
My upstairs neighbor
At the bar
When sex is discussed
Says he's Superman
It's a shame his wife
Doesn't agree
On sex, women
Shouldn't have an opinion
My upstairs neighbor
One day caught me
Fondling his daughter
Inside the elevator
I was coming back from work
When he recognized
The voice telling me
Take off your pants
I'm still running
I don't even want to think
What would have happened
If he had caught me
Since there are children around
I can't tell them
What he wanted to cut with his knife
I've moved houses
Changed nationality
But, despite everything
Everything has remained the same
The upstairs neighbors
Flood the city
If you live below
They won't leave you alone