Alvará (part. MC Lipi)

How I miss the old times
Seeing the kids in the field
Playing ball, flying kites
Marbles, spinning tops

And it hits me with a reflection
I see the kids hanging around
Working in the streets, backpacks on their backs
Causing grief to their mothers

And the reality is sad
How the world has changed
And the one who dreamed of being a player
Is now locked up, wasting away
I tell you: Kid, take a break

Put it in your head
Use your mind for good
And you'll go further
Because crime doesn't pay

I tell you in the form of a song
And listen to what I'm going to say
You better catch on
It's just a phase, everything will pass

I tell you in the form of a song
And listen to what I'm going to say
You better catch on
It's just a phase, everything will pass

And when the warrant sings
Which I know it will
Hug your mother tight
She will forgive you

And the tears will fall
Which I know they will
Tell her
Mom, I promise I'll change

And when the warrant sings
Which I know it will
Hug your mother tight
She will forgive you

And the tears will fall
Which I know they will
Tell her
Mom, I promise I'll change

How I miss the old times
Seeing the kids in the field
Playing ball, flying kites
Marbles, spinning tops

And it hits me with a reflection
I see the kids hanging around
Working in the streets, backpacks on their backs
Causing grief to their mothers

And the reality is sad
How the world has changed
And the one who dreamed of being a player
Is now locked up, wasting away
I tell you: Kid, take a break

Put it in your head
Use your mind for good
And you'll go further
Because crime doesn't pay

I tell you in the form of a song
And listen to what I'm going to say
You better catch on
It's just a phase, everything will pass

I tell you in the form of a song
And listen to what I'm going to say
You better catch on
It's just a phase, everything will pass

And when the warrant sings
Which I know it will
Hug your mother tight
She will forgive you

And the tears will fall
Which I know they will
Tell her
Mom, I promise I'll change

And when the warrant sings
Which I know it will
Hug your mother tight
She will forgive you

And the tears will fall
Which I know they will
Tell her
Mom, I promise I'll change