Un padre come me [English translation]

If the lawyer1has said

the girl will go away [from me]

if the custody falls on you

remember she's also mine

and I tell you yes

obstacles why?

companion no

lover but

at least in this there's

a father like me.

Being a mother is actually

very easy

it's already half-sainthood

for she never errs

for us insecurity

in school there isn't

society

tells us no

it makes up stories

[about] a father like me.

Craziness is an excuse

it's said to all those

I take this path

for her and not for me

it's her who pays the price

of happiness

I should be paying

she's got no blame in this

she almost doesn't know that it's

a father like me.

But then the girl will grow

without my warmth

but the Lord will think of us

in those big iniquities

So sooner or later

Time will make clear

your role

my role

she will understand who is

a father like me.

1. Synonyms in the English-speaking world: barrister, solicitor, and attorney

• Artist:Julio Iglesias
• Album:Tutto L'Amore Che Ti Manca (1987)