| Passa il tempo pensavo di andare molto lontano
| Time passes I thought I was going very far
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| Invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano
| Instead I will always remain the usual Italian
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| Ho una canzone in testa e i sogni chiusi in una mano
| I have a song in my head and dreams closed in one hand
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| Invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano
| Instead I will always remain the usual Italian
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| Comu a tie nu lu su statu mai
| Comu a tie nu lu su statu mai
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| E unu comu a mie, si unu comu a mie
| And unu comu a mie, si unu comu a mie
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| Cu sinti comu a mie tie tocca cu rispetti la gente diversa de tie
| Cu sinti comu a my tie touches cu you respect the different people de tie
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| Ulia scappu de qquai puru ca è bellu qquai
| Ulia scappu de qquai puru ca is bellu qquai
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| Si ma quandu te nn ai ede megghiu de qquai
| Yes, but when you te nn ai ede megghiu de qquai
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| Diversi se nasce oppuru se denta
| Different if it is born oppuru if denta
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| 2015 non anni 30
| 2015 not 30 years
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| Don’t call me white, don’t call me black
| Don't call me white, don't call me black
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| I’m singing this poor man blues playin' «Lalala»
| I'm singing this poor man blues playin '"Lalala"
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| Don’t call me white, don’t call me black
| Don't call me white, don't call me black
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| I’m singing this poor man blues playin' «Lalala»
| I'm singing this poor man blues playin '"Lalala"
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| Passa il tempo pensavo di andare molto lontano
| Time passes I thought I was going very far
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| Invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano
| Instead I will always remain the usual Italian
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| Ho fatto un disco con il produttore americano
| I made a record with the American producer
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| Invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano
| Instead I will always remain the usual Italian
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| Il mio paese ha troppe tasse
| My country has too many taxes
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| Vacche magre con tacchi e latex
| Skinny cows with heels and latex
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| Troppe rapine al supermarket
| Too many supermarket robberies
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| Troppi rapper
| Too many rappers
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| Troppi sogni troppo poco budget
| Too many dreams too little budget
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| E' l’opposto di Obama, «Yes we can»
| It is the opposite of Obama, "Yes we can"
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| Non si può, no we can’t
| We can't, no we can't
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| Sbattimento
| Flapping
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| E il fine settimana, yes, weekend
| And the weekend, yes, weekend
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| Presto presto
| Very soon
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| Prendi i soldi scappa all’estero
| Take the money and flee abroad
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| Lesto, specchio specchio
| Quick, mirror mirror
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| Io prevedo una figura da scemo all’EXPO
| I expect a foolish figure at EXPO
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| Ecco l’italian style
| Here is the Italian style
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| Non quello da romanzo, non ballo il tango
| Not the one from the novel, I don't dance the tango
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| Eating pasta drinking wine
| Eating pasta drinking wine
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| Ma non chiamarmi bianco
| But don't call me white
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| Don’t call me white, don’t call me black
| Don't call me white, don't call me black
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| I’m singing this poor man blues playin' «Lalala»
| I'm singing this poor man blues playin '"Lalala"
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| Don’t call me white, don’t call me black
| Don't call me white, don't call me black
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| I’m singing this poor man blues playin' «Lalala»
| I'm singing this poor man blues playin '"Lalala"
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| Passa il tempo pensavo di andare molto lontano
| Time passes I thought I was going very far
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| Invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano
| Instead I will always remain the usual Italian
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| Bevo la birra inglese e fumo come un giamaicano
| I drink ale and smoke like a Jamaican
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| Invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano
| Instead I will always remain the usual Italian
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| See dem ah try fi waste everything
| See dem ah try fi waste everything
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| Dem afraid of my skin
| Dem afraid of my skin
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| Yuh could ah wash up yuh face
| Yuh could ah wash up yuh face
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| Your heart will never be clean
| Your heart will never be clean
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| For every fucking problem keep on point the finger at me
| For every fucking problem keep on point the finger at me
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| You think you got di solution
| You think you got by solution
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| You steal my voice
| You steal my voice
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| I’m gonna bring it to the nation
| I'm gonna bring it to the nation
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| I’m gonna push it to the radio
| I'm gonna push it to the radio
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| Don’t call me white, don’t call me black
| Don't call me white, don't call me black
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| I’m singing this poor man blues playin' «Lalala»
| I'm singing this poor man blues playin '"Lalala"
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| Don’t call me white, don’t call me black
| Don't call me white, don't call me black
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| I’m singing this poor man blues playin' «Lalala»
| I'm singing this poor man blues playin '"Lalala"
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| E invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano
| And instead I will always remain the usual Italian
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| E invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano | And instead I will always remain the usual Italian |