La Tortura (part. Alejandro Sanz)

Oh, my dear friend, save the poetry
Save the joy for yourself

Come on, gimme, give it to me!

I'm not asking for each day to be sunny
I'm not asking for every Friday to be a party
And likewise I'm not asking you to come back begging for forgiveness
If you're crying with two dry eyes and speaking about her

Ah, love, it hurts me so much
It hurts me so much
That you left without saying where you were going
Ah, my love, it was torture to lose you

I know that I haven't been a saint
But I can fix it, love
Man does not live by bread alone
And I don't live on excuses

One only learns from mistakes
And I know that my heart is yours today
You'd better save all that
And give that bone to another dog
And we say goodbye to one another

This is it again, and this is it again
This is happening again, this is happening again

I cannot ask winter to spare a rosebush
I can't ask elm trees to bear pears
I cannot ask a mere mortal for eternity
And going about throwing thousands of pearls to the swine

Ah, love, it hurts me so much
It hurts me so much
That you don't believe in my promises now
Ah, my love, it's torture to lose you

I know that I haven't been a saint
But I can fix it, love
Man does not live by bread alone
And I don't live on excuses

One only learns from mistakes
And I know that my heart is yours today
You'd better save all that
And give that bone to another dog
And we say goodbye to one another

Come on, gimme, give it to me!

Don't get down, don't get down
Hey, girl, look, don't back down
You've got my love from Monday to Friday
Leave Saturday to me, it's better

Hey, my queen, don't punish me more
Because out there, without you, I have no peace
I am just a repentant man
I'm like the bird that returns to its nest

I know that I haven't been a saint
And it's because I'm not made of cardboard
Man does not live by bread alone
And I don't live on excuses

One only learns from mistakes
And I know that my heart is yours today
Oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh

Ah, all that I've done for you
It was torture to lose you
And it hurts me so much that it's like this
You keep on crying for forgiveness
I, I'm not going to cry for you today