Papadió

Memory fades away
Everything starts over
I forget about the stone
And I stumble again
Fear, selfishness
And racial prejudice
And there will always be a story
To justify

That we are different
I won't object
I respect your beliefs
Your way of thinking
But I'm sure of something
And you can't deny it
That we are all children
Of the same daddy

Who gives me life
Papadio
Who blesses me
Papadio
Who gives me the moon
Papadio
The good fortune
Papadio

That money is very good
I won't deny it
And that we all like it
Is the pure truth
But it doesn't compare
To your way of loving
And there are things in life
That money can't buy

They want to forget
The good customs
They gamble with the land
And something wants to explode
They hide the elderly
We forget again
That a little bit of memory
Could save us

Who gives me life
Papadio
Who blesses me
Papadio
Who gives me the moon
Papadio
The good fortune
Papadio
My shield and my spear
Papadio
All my hope
Papadio

I find you in the smile
And in the eyes of my children
In the sunrise
And in the tears of a friend
A woman's body
That makes me say your name
And the song of my people
That makes me shout oh man

The end of the war
Papadio
Peace in my land
Papadio
My shield and my spear
Papadio
All my hope
Papadio

Don't insist on things
That can harm you
That Mars is very far
Not habitable
Better think about the earth
That can still be fixed
That a little love
Could save us