Gracias
José Alfredo Jiménez
Thank You
How can I repay
The love they give to me
For all my songs
I've started to think
And I can't cover
Such beautiful intentions
I've made some cash
To buy a world
Nicer than ours
But I throw it all away
'Cause I want to die
Like my people do
I don't want to know
What it feels like to have
Millions and millions
If I had the means
I'd buy for myself
Two more hearts
To make them vibrate
And fill them again
With dreams and hopes
And be able to repay
The love they give to me
And to all my songs
(Seriously, thank you so much for putting up with me for so long)
(Since 1947 to 1972)
(And I feel like they still love me)
(You know why?)
(Because I've earned more applause than money)
(Money, well I don't even know where I threw it)
(But their applause, I carry that inside)
(And no one can take that from me)
(That goes with me until death)
To be able to repay
The love they give to me
And to all my songs