Una Citta' Per Cantare

Big streets full
old hotels transformed
you write even at night
'cause you never sleep at night,
darkness even between the headlights
among guys like you
you sing, stop, and sing
you know you won't stop
coffee in the morning
you can smoke in the afternoon
we'll talk about the weather
if it rains, you won't play
how many long-distance calls
just to say "how you doing?"
telling about your successes
and never mention the boos
and if you stop
thinking you can be remembered
you have another journey ahead
and a city to sing
don't ask the girls for anything
'cause they can't give you shit
if your name's not in the papers
or it gets forgotten
along the road
so many faces become one
that you end up forgetting
or you confuse it with the moon
but when you stop
thinking you can be remembered
you have another journey ahead
and a city to sing
big streets full
old hotels forgotten
i don't know if it's worth it
your loves, where have they gone?
dark is the room
you still have to start
you try, stop, and try
the song you have to sing
and you don't stop
thinking you can be remembered
you have a new song ahead
and a city to sing