Balada da Rita

They told me one day Rita be on guard
I warn you, life is tough be on guard
Close both fists and walk be on guard
I said goodbye to misery
And embraced adventure
And here is still the one who spoke

I walked on railroad tracks (be on guard)
I walked hungry streets (be on guard)
I slept on benches in the rain (be on guard)
and loneliness don't miss
if when calling her by name
it fits me like a glove

I walked with knife men (be on guard)
I lived with shady men (be on guard)
I lived with fighting men (be on guard)
some ended up on a stretcher
and others even more laid down
the gravedigger can tell

The gravedigger can tell
how many times he leaned on the shovel
and the heart can tell
how many times it beat for nothing

And one day of so much walking (be on guard)
I found myself exhausted and bloodless (be on guard)
between a cradle and a coffin (be on guard)
but the one who took care to love me
knew how to stop my bleeding
and knew how to lift me from the ground

Fame came and glory came (be on guard)
they passed me from shoulder to shoulder (be on guard)
they filled my room with flowers (be on guard)
but it's always the same story
after the first shock
soon the body gets tired