The Blues of Loneliness

El Blues de la Soledad

It was that song's faultTuvo la culpa esa cancion
That a cab driver whistled to meQue un taxista me silbó
Do you know if that café still exists?¿Sabe si existe aquel cafe?
How was I supposed to knowComo iba a suponer
You'd be playing thereQue estarias tocando alli
At the same pianoEn el mismo piano
Ten years later for meDiez años después para mi
Nights of rage and youthNoches de rabia y juventud
Soaked in a bluesEmpapadas en un blues

I didn’t tell you that you looked prettierNo te dije que estabas más guapa
Nor did you say the usualNi tu el socorrido
"Dude, you look so young!"¡Chaval que joven estas!
And we finally finished the bottleY apuramos por fin la botella
That we left half-emptyQue hace diez siglos dejamos
Ten centuries agoA la mitad

Are you staying for the show?¿Te quedaras a la actuación?
I still know our songAún me sé nuestra canción

They say the blues is a state of mindDice que el blues es un estado mental
A manual for learning to cryUn manual para aprender a llorar
The soundtrack of heartbreakLa banda sonora del desamor
A cat in heat hiding in an alleyUn gato en celo oculto en un callejon
In the same clubEn el mismo club
In the warmth of the blues of lonelinessAl calor del blues de la soledad
The rain has brought us back togetherLa lluvia nos ha vuelto a juntar

To think a taxi pushed mePensar que un taxi me empujó
To pull you out of the trunkA sacarte del baúl
In mothballs, the alcohol preservedEn naftalina conservó
Your hipsTus caderas el alcohol
Don’t tell me it crashedNo me digas que se estrelló
In the back seat of a blue VolkswagenEl el asiento de atrás de un Volkswagen azul
Our bluesNuestro blues
Don’t ask more questionsNo preguntes mas cosas
Stop the forgettingDeten el olvido
Dive headfirst into lifeEntra a saco en la vida
Like a whirlwindComo un vendaval
To the place where you were happyAl lugar donde has sido feliz
It’s better not to ever try to go backEs mejor que no trates nunca de regresar

A song is like rubber bandsUna canción es gomas dos
Connected to the heartConectada al corazon

They say the blues is a state of mindDice que el blues es un estado mental
A manual for learning to cryUn manual para aprender ha llorar
The soundtrack of heartbreakLa banda sonora del desamor
A cat in heat hiding in an alleyUn gato en celo oculto en un callejon
In the same clubEn el mismo club
In the warmth of the blues of lonelinessAl calor del blues de la soledad

A song is like rubber bandsUna cancion es gomas dos
Connected to the heartConectada al corazon