El Farolito

I still remember the little lantern on the corner
Tenderly lighting up my lies
I wasn't sixteen as I claimed
I was a child in the age of sweets
You kissed me under the Moon and my two cousins
Blushing even the clothes I had
Tender lips that killed my vigil
They stole the toys of those days
The soccer games with my friends
I traded them for kisses and some cigarettes
I was a God who made summer on your cheek
An astronaut among your Aphrodite breasts

And they go, they go inside
Your memories are stars that
Keep raining down

We were late to watch the light of day
Time slipped away in so much nonsense
I painted new freckles on your belly
You invented a way to love me
Conjuring with Neruda and his words
A spell so you'd never leave
And you did without warning that morning
When the world was the yard of my misfortune
And you swore to return some summer
To the little lantern, I swear, I got stuck
Never has a man missed you this way
Never has a child adored you that way
Oh, lovely girl, you left in my pockets
The sad scent of kisses and cigarettes
I was a God who made summer on your cheek
An astronaut among your Aphrodite breasts

And they go, they go inside
Your memories are stars that
Keep raining down

And they go, they go inside
Your stars never, never
Stop raining