Las Cuarenta

With the cigarette of life squeezed between the lips
The gaze cloudy and cold, a bit slow the walk
He turned the corner of the neighborhood, already drunk with memories
Like pouring out a poison, this is what he was heard singing

Old street of my neighborhood where I took my first step
I return to you tired, shuffling the deck in vain
With a dagger in my chest, with my dream shattered
That broke in an embrace that gave me the truth

I learned all the good
I learned all the bad
I know of the kiss that is bought
I know of the kiss that is given
Of the friend who is a friend
As long as it suits him
And I know that with a lot of money
One is worth much more

I learned that in this life
You have to cry if others cry
And if the group laughs, one must laugh
Not to think, not even wrong, why?
If you still live
And you also run the risk of being called a fool

The time I wanted to be good, they laughed in my face
When I shouted an injustice, force made me silent
Hope was my lover, disappointment my friend
Every card has a counter and every counter is given!

Today I don't even believe in myself, everything is a trick, everything is false
And he who is higher is the same as the others
So don't be surprised if one drunken night
You saw me walking arm in arm with someone I shouldn't be with

I learned all the good
I learned all the bad
Of the kiss that is bought
I know of the kiss that is given
Of the friend who is a friend
As long as it suits him
And I know that with a lot of money
One is worth much more

I learned that in this life
You have to cry if others cry
And if the group laughs, one must laugh
Not to think, not even wrong, why?
If you still live
And you also run the risk of being called a fool