Era una vita che ti stavo aspettando [English translation]

If you were

at my place,

to watch you as soon as you wake up and move,

and to caress your hair with my hands.

If it were you,

who knows whether you'd manage

to put on my eyes for an hour

and stare until you get tired.

But how heavy is the soul?

Maybe not much,

but it's the heaviest ever possible.

I watch the sky over the city that dies,

I think that maybe I have never told you,

but I was waiting for you for all my life.

Because not only are you beautiful,

but you're the most beautiful in the world.

While I'm watching you dreaming, I think:

I was waiting for you for all my life.

Hold me tight now,

and if you're the only remedy

not to repeat the same mistakes

that everytime we don't manage to avoid.

But how heavy is this soul?

Maybe not much,

but it's the heaviest ever possible.

I watch the sky over the city that dies,

I think that maybe I have never told you,

but I was waiting for you for all my life.

Because not only are you beautiful,

but you're the most beautiful in the world.

While I'm watching you dreaming, I think:

I was waiting for you for all my life.

Hold me tight now,

hold me tight now,

hold me tight now.

I watch the sky over the city to search for the paradise,

and then I find it over your face

while you laugh, making fun of me.

You look great when you're pissed off at the world,

While I'm watching you dreaming, I think:

I was waiting for you for all my life.

Hold me tight now.

Hold me tight now.

Hold me tight now.

Hold me tight now.

• Artist:Francesco Renga
• Album:Tempo reale (2014)