Io sono [English translation]

Seven a.m. and I’m getting up already, then I pack my lunch

Because I never eat at home

My boyfriend too works his fingers to the bone

He keeps telling me « Don’t worry, just go on»

Because sometimes I give up and sometimes I stop believing

Everything’s like a huge lie to me

But I believe in a few dreams that are like an urge

and they fill up my life

And when we go for a night out

between two glasses and a good laugh with my friends

I realize that all this counts for nothing

that this whole life is a big game

I am a woman who believes in love

Who wants her man to be hers alone

I want to be a mother

Because my mom is the best thing in the world

I like Christmas, a Sunday at the beach

then leaving the table around 3pm,

Because family is a wonder to me, it strikes a cord

I would like to have my own family.

My generation, if it’s waiting to cash in retirement benefits

may find itself with nothing

Mortgage payments can bury you

So you’d rather opt for a life-long of paying rent

But I’m not feeling sorry for myself and I accept the compromise

I enjoy all that I have

Because life is a gift

And I believe there is good in what I have done and in what I will be able to do

So, my friends, we cannot give up

I’ll keep on dreaming about a house with ….

with a small veranda full of plants

and a large kitchenette

I am a woman who believes in love

Who wants her man to be hers alone

I want to be a mother

Because my mom is the best thing in the world

I like Christmas, a Sunday at the beach

then leaving the table around 3pm,

Because family is a wonder to me, it strikes a cord with me

I would like to have my own family

• Artist:Arisa (Italy)
• Album:Sincerità (2009)