Encontros e Despedidas
Milton Nascimento
Encounters and Farewells
Send news from the world over there, say who stays
Give me a hug, come squeeze me, I'm arriving
Something I like is being able to leave without plans
Even better is being able to return when I want
Every day is a coming and going
Life repeats itself at the station
There are people who arrive to stay
There are people who leave to never return
There are people who come and want to return
There are people who leave, want to stay
There are people who came just to look
There are people smiling and crying
And so arrive and depart
They are just two sides of the same journey
The train that arrives is the same train of departure
The time of the encounter is also farewell
The platform of this station is the life of this place
It's the life of this place, it's life
The time of the encounter is also farewell
The platform of this station is the life of this place
It's the life of this place, it's life