It's a Long Way - Caetano Veloso

Hey everybody yeah, don't you feel That there's something? People on their own are gettin' nowhere I'm on the road to see If anything is anywhere awaiting Just for me Every night I walk around the city Seems like I'll never know That feelin' of being together when I go And it's a long way there, it's a long way To where I'm going And it's a long way there, it's along way To where I'm going Hey everybody, don't you feel That there's something but you know In a moment it is gone I live for the day, when I can hear People sayin' that they know and They care for everyone But I feel like I've been here for the Whole of my life, never knowing home It's a long way, it's a long, long, long Long way there Gonna keep on trying Gonna keep on tryin', gonna keep on tryin', keep on tryin' Hey It's a long way there, its a long way To where I'm going Hey everybody, yeah! Dont you feel That there's something, feel it, feel it Hey everybody, yeah, don't you Feel that there's something

Six beers, five guys And if I remember right It was a Wednesday when we got our buzz off A second-hand six pack Half smoked, soft pack Light it up, boys take a drag And when I fought that cough off everyone else thought I was so damn cool My head was spinning like a Tilt-A-Whirl Yeah, man it really rocked my world Back when everything seemed just a little bit stronger Back when the weekend lasted a little bit longer I can't tell you why they did But things seemed to never end back then Oh, way back when When a little went a long way One girl, and 45 bucks was all it took that night Hit the steak house, make-out in the movies Way up in the back Credits roll, on pace To make it all the way to second base Tried to play it cool like it was nothing new And she didn't have clue And my head was spinning like a Tilt-A-Whirl Yeah, man she really rocked my world Back when everything seemed just a little bit stronger Back when the weekend lasted a little bit longer I can't tell you why they did But things seemed to never end back then Oh, way back when When a little went a long way Back when everything seemed just a little bit stronger Back when the weekend lasted a little bit longer I can't tell you why they did But things seemed to never end back then Oh, way back when When a little went a long way A long, long way A long way

I was coming home, in a yellow bus But the bus broke down, and stranded us Coming home in a yellow bus But the bus broke down and stranded us It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I hopped a train, coming down the line The caboose came loose, I got left behind Hopped a train coming down the line The caboose came loose I got left behind It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I found a boat, by the riverbank But we hit a rock, and it promptly sank Found a boat by the riverbank But we hit a rock and it promptly sank It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I got picked up, by a submarine But they left me off, in the Phillipines Got picked up by a submarine But they left me off in the Phillipines It was a long, long, long, long, long way home Then I took a jet, but I couldn't pay So they threw me out, of the cargo bay Took a jet but I couldn't pay So they threw me out of the cargo bay It was a long, long, long, long, long way home Oh my parachute, kept me safe from harm But I landed in a tree, on the neighbor's farm Parachute kept me safe from harm But I landed in a tree on the neighbor's farm It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I jumped on a horse, but it threw a shoe And I had to walk, back home to you Jumped a horse but it threw a shoe And I had to walk back home to you It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I'm sorry mom, that I'm home so late And the dinner's cold, and I made you wait Sorry mom that I'm home so late And the dinner's cold and I made you wait It's just a long, long, long, long, long way home

Alguma coisa acontece no meu coração Que só quando cruzo a Ipiranga e a Avenida São João É que quando eu cheguei por aqui, eu nada entendi Da dura poesia concreta de tuas esquinas Da deselegância discreta de tuas meninas Ainda não havia para mim, Rita Lee A tua mais completa tradução Alguma coisa acontece no meu coração Que só quando cruzo a Ipiranga e a Avenida São João Quando eu te encarei frente a frente, não vi o meu rosto Chamei de mau gosto o que vi De mau gosto, mau gosto É que Narciso acha feio o que não é espelho E a mente apavora o que ainda não é mesmo velho Nada do que não era antes quando não somos mutantes E foste um difícil começo Afasto o que não conheço E quem vende outro sonho feliz de cidade Aprende de pressa a chamar-te de realidade Porque és o avesso do avesso, do avesso, do avesso Do povo oprimido nas filas, nas vilas, favelas Da força da grana que ergue e destrói coisas belas Da feia fumaça que sobe apagando as estrelas Eu vejo surgir teus poetas de campos e espaços Tuas oficinas de florestas, teus deuses da chuva Panaméricas de Áfricas utópicas, túmulo do samba Mais possível novo Quilombo de Zumbi E os novos baianos passeiam na tua garoa E novos baianos te podem curtir numa boa