I've come back from where I was
And here we are back again
They just gave me more life
Those who thought I was dead

You see how God is fair
With those who work well
I've seen who are friends
And who are not too

They pointed at me with their finger
I think they were wrong
One thing is to be calm
And another thing is to be left alone

Things happen for a reason
But everything served me well
And the one who patted my shoulder
Has already disappeared

The truth is I don't cry, old man
Just because I'm very manly
But as they often say
Not anyone can knock down an oak
I'm still the singer
Who lives off his songs

The sadness has given my mother such anguish
But as they often say, clean money, dirty hand
If God gave me this test it's because I could handle it
And if this were easy, anyone would do it

The bad branch must be cut off at the beginning
I had many friends and that's what hurts the most
Here I am with those I love, with my people and my race
I realized now that I have more than I thought

The truth is I don't cry, old man
Just because I'm very manly
But as they often say
Not anyone can knock down an oak
I'm still the singer
Who lives off his songs

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