Lyrics: I've been away for ten days They say smile, but inside you're dying Everyone has tired me out Women, cars, and friends sometimes And yet I never tire of you Sometimes I think about the Tiber and then I sing Even though Rome is not just the center To me, you're beautiful without a doubt Like a refuge for a thief You're beautiful like an angel and sin Isn't that enough for you? Isn't it enough for you to be immortal? When you fade away and the sunset takes you away, what beauty remains You're beautiful even without the sea... Down in the Parioli, the boys are handsome But for me, they can't compare to the surviving eyes in these parking lots Rome is the Colosseum, but it's not only that Rome is a broken bench that gives dreams to that youngster Rome is an open window full of clothespins and laundry It's a child with a ball that left from San Giovanni My father used to take me to the stadium on Sundays I still carefully keep the first scarf in my wardrobe "Rome, the head of the hungry world" I sang it with all my heart as a child. It's not Saint Peter, but this church that is in pieces The true Rome lies in the alleys that tourists don't appreciate It's a battle lost with corrupt politicians But you talk about it and then laugh because in Rome, you don't care It's a lunch at my house with friends for life Those who lose at Tressette* and handle it with bad luck You want to be calm without too much fuss The world falls on your shoulders and you find strength in a "let's go" I've been away for ten days and I miss you like me Tomorrow I'll return and the first thing I'll do is go to the Piazza dei Guanti** Because to write about you, I need respect Thank you for staying lit when I didn't have a bed. * Tressette: an Italian card game ** Piazza dei Guanti: a square in Rome.
