Translation of the song lyrics Pude - Alejandro Fernandez

Pude (original)

Pude, decir que no eras lo que yo buscaba
Y que tú solamente me gustabas
Para pasar el rato y nada más
Pude, pero a mí no me gustan las mentiras
Y preferí decir que te quería
Aunque ahora entiendo que debí callar
Pude, tomarte solamente como un juego
Pero me hice ilusiones con tus besos
Y ahora sólo me toca aceptar
Que pude haber sido más maduro
O ser más inteligente
Para darme cuenta a tiempo
Que tú no ibas a quererme
Y saber que tú conmigo te querías divertir
O pude haber escondido mis cartas
O tal vez sólo mentirte para que no te asustaras
Y decirte que tu amor no me importaba
Y es tan claro que tú seguirías aquí
Pude haber dejado las cursilerías para otra relación
Pero siempre que me entrego me domina el corazón
Y por eso aunque pude hoy me quedo sin tu amor
Pude, tomarte solamente como un juego
Pero me hice ilusiones con tus besos
Y ahora sólo me toca aceptar
Que pude haber sido más maduro
O ser más inteligente
Para darme cuenta a tiempo
Que tú no ibas a quererme
Y saber que tú conmigo te querías divertir
O pude haber escondido mis cartas
O tal vez sólo mentirte para que no te asustaras
Y decirte que tu amor no me importaba
Y es tan claro que tú seguirías aquí
Pude haber dejado las cursilerías para otra relación
Pero siempre que me entrego me domina el corazón
Y por eso aunque pude hoy me quedo sin tu amor

(translation)

I could say that you were not what I was looking for
And that I only liked you
To pass the time and nothing more
I could, but I don't like lies
And I preferred to say that I loved you
Although now I understand that I should have kept quiet
I could take you only as a game
But I had illusions with your kisses
And now I just have to accept
that I could have been more mature
Or be smarter
To realize in time
That you weren't going to love me
And knowing that you wanted to have fun with me
Or I could have hidden my cards
Or maybe just lie to you so you wouldn't be scared
And tell you that your love didn't matter to me
And it's so clear that you would still be here
I could have left the kitsch for another relationship
But whenever I surrender my heart dominates
And that's why even though I could today I'm left without your love
I could take you only as a game
But I had illusions with your kisses
And now I just have to accept
that I could have been more mature
Or be smarter
To realize in time
That you weren't going to love me
And knowing that you wanted to have fun with me
Or I could have hidden my cards
Or maybe just lie to you so you wouldn't be scared
And tell you that your love didn't matter to me
And it's so clear that you would still be here
I could have left the kitsch for another relationship
But whenever I surrender my heart dominates
And that's why even though I could today I'm left without your love