La Prima Compagnia

If there's someone who gave so much and got so little
You sure ain't my friend
Tonight I'm drinking to the health
Of my first company

I want to talk about love
The kind that I had to pay for
In this life that's so stingy
You pay for everything, and it’s well weighed

Easy love for just an hour
Where you don’t gamble your life
There’s a bit of joy and never pain
Shut the door, and it’s over

I’m a man, not a saint
Sometimes I lied for a touch
Back then it was free, and I don’t brag
I was looking for tenderness too

Then we’d talk in confidence
About old family stories
About sad things and violence
About those who give nothing and take everything

I have no shame or regrets
I have no questions or answers
I’ve lost days, and there are many
But I remember them, and that’s enough

It was worth every penny
And the fear and the feeling
In the evening, others locked inside
And us going against the wind

But when I see them on the street
They bring me a little sadness
And I always think about where it falls
The flower of youth

If there's someone who gave so much and got so little
You sure ain't my friend
Tonight I sing and toast to her
That first company of mine