THE WAY WE WERE
BRICKS AND MORTAR - Paul Weller
Bricks and mortar, reflecting social change,
Cracks in the pavement, reveal cravings for success
Why do we try to hide our past
By pulling down houses and build car parks
Windows and mirrors like a two-way glass
This is progress, nothing stands in its path
Yellow bulldozers, the donkey jackets and J.C.B.'s
While hundreds are homeless they're constructing a parking space
Why do they have to knock them down
And leave the site dormant for months on end?
Who has the right to make that choice?
A man whose home has cost forty grand<
Bricks and mortar, reflecting social change,
Cracks in the pavement, reveal cravings for success
Why do we try to hide our past
By pulling down houses and build car parks
Windows and mirrors like a two-way glass
This is progress, nothing stands in its path
Yellow bulldozers, the donkey jackets and J.C.B.'s
While hundreds are homeless they're constructing a parking space
Why do they have to knock them down
And leave the site dormant for months on end?
Who has the right to make that choice?
A man whose home has cost forty grand<
Flaca
Flaca no me claves
tus puñales
por la espalda
tan profundo
no me duelen
no me hacen mal
Lejos
en el centro
de la Tierra
las raÃÂces
del amor
donde estaban
se quedarán
Entre el no me olvides
me deje nuestros abriles olvidados
en el fondo del placard
del cuarto de invitados
eran tiempos dorados
de un pasado mejor
Aun que Casi me equivoco
y te digo poco a poco
no me mientas
no me digas la verdad
no te quedes callada
no levantes la voz
ni me pidas perdón
Aunque casi te confieso
que también he sido un perro compañero
un perro ideal que aprendió a ladrar
y a volver al hogar
para poder comer
Flaca no me claves
tus puñales
por la espalda
tan profundo
no me duelen
no me hacen mal
Lejos
en el centro
de la Tierra
las raÃÂces
del amor
donde estaban
quedarán