El Dorado

I spent a thousand years watching how my mother
Worked and always came home late
Once, and again, thirty days a month
Every night, after I was already in bed
I felt her open the door to my room
She exchanged watching me grow for eating daily
For eating daily

I saw my parents running in search of Eldorado
I saw my parents fighting, each on their own
The best of their lives, where has it gone
Perhaps chasing after the damn Eldorado

I saw my father fighting against the elements
Shipwrecking his life against the wall of time
He didn't have another chance
And he came home with cut hands
From assembling metal cabinets with his hands
He didn't have another chance
Another chance

I saw my parents running in search of Eldorado
I saw my parents fighting, each on their own
The best of their lives, where has it gone
Perhaps chasing after the damn Eldorado

I tried to solve all my doubts alone
And, twenty years later, I still have some
Life goes on and so do I
And although they say time doesn't pass in vain
I made my mistakes rather sooner than later
I didn't use their example to learn
And in their own universe I saw my parents fall
I saw my parents fall

I saw my parents running in search of Eldorado
I saw my parents fighting, each on their own
The best of their lives, where has it gone
Perhaps chasing after the damn Eldorado

I saw my parents running in search of Eldorado
I saw my parents fighting, each on their own
The best of their lives, where has it gone
Perhaps chasing after the damn Eldorado

The best of their lives, where has it gone

I saw my parents run
I saw my parents fight
The best of their lives, where has it gone

I saw my parents run
I saw my parents fight
The best of their lives