Ni A La Esquina

Not Even Around the Corner

Ni A La Esquina

Bitter lie: the wine doesn't helpMentira amarga: el vino no ayuda
I drank a river and you're still hereMe tome un rio y seguis acá
laughing in this empty chairriéndote en esta silla vacía
And the waiter barefoot starts to hose down.Y el mozo en patas empieza a baldear.
And it's the same old story... it bends and breaks,Y es lo de siempre... se dobla y se rompe,
at night everything is kisses and carnival,de noche todo es beso y carnaval,
but the rooster crows and we become masterspero canta el gallo y nos hacemos maestros
in this awful art of hurting.en este horrible arte de lastimar.
And off we go, with this love that doesn't even go around the corner,Y ahí vamos, con este amor que no va ni a la esquina,
blindly searching for a lifeline in the sea.buscando ciegos una tabla en el mar.
With this love that bit the curb,Con este amor que mordió la banquina,
uphill and pedaling poorly.cuesta arriba y pedaleando mal.

Dawn breaks and the sun, executioner,Amanece y el sol, verdugo,
eats raw the shadows of the bar.se come crudas las sombras del bar.
Boozers ironing bills.Escabiadores planchando billetes.
"the one at the door boss... to not give up...""la del estribo jefe... pa' no aflojar..."
I head out into the frost, I climb to eighty.Salgo a la escarcha me trepo al ochenta.
Making zigzags I reach your balcony.Haciendo zetas llego a tu balcon.
You deserve coats that I don't have today...Te mereces abrigos que hoy no tengo...
while I knit, keep this song.mientras los tejo guarda esta canción.

With this love that doesn't even go around the corner,Con este amor que no va ni a la esquina,
blindly searching for a lifeline in the sea.buscando ciegos una tabla en el mar.
With this love that bit the curb,Con este amor que mordió la banquina,
uphill and pedaling poorly.Cuesta arriba y pedalenado mal.
Uphill and pedaling poorlyCuesta arriba y pedaleando mal