Decía Silviña que soy bipolar. ¡Qué va! Soy Géminis. Y por eso, a veces parezco contradictorio. Pero no lo soy. Digamos… que me complemento. Por ejemplo, hoy pongo las letras de estas dos canciones de Tom Waits juntas. Una, esa «Better off without a wife» de la que hablaba en la entrada «Silencio».
Su letra completa es ésta:
All my friends are married
every Tom and Dick and Harry
you must be strong
to go it alone
here’s to the bachelors
and the bowery bums
and those who feel that they’re the ones
who are better off without a wife
CHORUS
I like to sleep until the crack of noon
midnight howlin’ at the moon
goin’ out when I wanto, comin’ home when I please
I don’t have to ask permission
if I want to go out fishing
and I never have to ask for the keys
never been no Valentino
had a girl who lived in Reno
left me for a trumpet player
didn’t get me down
he was wanted for assault
though he said it weren’t his fault
well the coppers rode him right
out of town
CHORUS
selfish about my privacy
as long as I can be with me
we get along so well I can’t believe
I love to chew the fat with folks
and listen to all your dirty jokes
I’m so thankful for these friends
I do receive
CHORUS
Pero luego está esta otra, del mismo disco, que no encuentro en el Youtube: Nobody. Que me gusta mucho más que la otra. Más simple. Más sencilla. Más directa. Más real. Más cierta. Más apetecible. Más identificable.
Nobody, Nobody
will ever love you
the way I could love you
cause nobody is that strong
love is bitter sweet
and life’s treasures deep
but no one can keep
a love that’s gone wrong
Nobody, Nobody
will ever love you
the way I could love you
cause nobody’s that strong
cause nobody’s that strong
Nobody, Nobody
will ever love you
the way I could love you
cause nobody is that strong
you’ve had many lovers
you’ll have many others
but they’ll only just break
your poor heart in two
Nobody, Nobody
will ever love you
the way I could love you
cause nobody’s that strong
cause nobody’s that strong
¿Con cuál os identificais más? ¿Con el «Mejor sin una esposa» o con «Nadie te amará jamás como yo»? Personalmente, me quedo con el Nobody… Pasopalabra.