Lyrics and translation Boomdabash feat. J-AX - Il solito italiano

Il solito italiano

Passa il tempo pensavo di andare molto lontano
Invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano
Ho una canzone in testa e i sogni chiusi in una mano
Invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano

Comu a tie nu lu su statu mai e unu cumu a mie si unu cumu a mie
Vu sinti cumu a mie
Rispetta sempre la gente diversa de tie

Ulia scappu de quai puru ca è bellu quai

Si ma quandu te nde ai ete megghiu de quai
Diversi se nasce oppure se diventa
Domila e quindici non anni trenta
Don't call me white don't call me black I'm singing this poor man blues playing la-la-la
Don't call me white don't call me black I'm singing this poor man blues playing la-la-la

Passa il tempo, pensavo di andare molto lontano
E invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano
Ho fatto un disco con il produttore americano
E invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano
Il mio Paese ha troppe tasse vacche magre con tacchi e latex
Troppe rapine al supermarket
Troppi rapper
Troppi sogni troppo poco budget

E' l'opposto di Obama, yes we can
Non si può, no we can't
Sbattimento e il fine settimana, yes weekend
Presto, presto prendi i soldi, scappa all'estero lesto specchio, specchio
Io prevedo una figura da scemo all'EXPO
Ecco l'italian style non quello da romanzo non ballo il tango
Eating pasta
Drink a wine
Ma non chiamarmi bianco

Don't call me white don't call me black
I'm singing this poor man blues playing la-la-la
Don't call me white don't call me black
I'm singing this poor man blues playing la-la-la
Passa il tempo, pensavo di andare molto lontano
E invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano
Bevo la birra inglese fumo come un giamaicano
E invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano

See dem ah try fi waste everything
Dem afraid of my skin
Yuh could ah wash up yuh face
Your heart will never be clean
For every fucking problem keep on point the finger at me
You think you got di solution
You steal my voice
I'm gonna bring it to the nation
I'm gonna push it to the radio

Don't call me white don't call me black
I'm singing this poor man blues playing la-la-la
Don't call me white don't call me black
I'm singing this poor man blues playing la-la-la
E invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano
E invece resterò per sempre il solito italiano

The Usual Italian

Time passes, I thought I'd go far away
But I'll forever remain the usual Italian
I have a song in my head and dreams held tight in my hand
But I'll forever remain the usual Italian

Like you, there's never been anyone, and someone like me is one of a kind
You feel like me
Always respect people different from you

I want to escape from here, even though it's beautiful here

Yeah, but when you leave, you'll see it's better here
You're born different, or you become different
Two thousand and fifteen, not thirty years old
Don't call me white, don't call me black, I'm singing this poor man's blues playing la-la-la
Don't call me white, don't call me black, I'm singing this poor man's blues playing la-la-la

Time passes, I thought I'd go far away
And instead, I'll forever remain the usual Italian
I made a record with an American producer
And instead, I'll forever remain the usual Italian
My country has too many taxes, skinny cows with heels and latex
Too many supermarket robberies
Too many rappers
Too many dreams, too little budget

It's the opposite of Obama, yes we can
We can't, no we can't
Hustle and the weekend, yes weekend
Quick, quick, grab the money, escape abroad, quick mirror, mirror
I foresee a foolish figure at the EXPO
Here's the Italian style, not the one from the novels, I don't dance the tango
Eating pasta
Drinking wine
But don't call me white

Don't call me white, don't call me black
I'm singing this poor man's blues playing la-la-la
Don't call me white, don't call me black
I'm singing this poor man's blues playing la-la-la
Time passes, I thought I'd go far away
And instead, I'll forever remain the usual Italian
I drink English beer, I smoke like a Jamaican
And instead, I'll forever remain the usual Italian

See them trying to waste everything
They're afraid of my skin
You could wash your face
Your heart will never be clean
For every damn problem, they keep pointing the finger at me
You think you have the solution
You steal my voice
I'm gonna bring it to the nation
I'm gonna push it to the radio

Don't call me white, don't call me black
I'm singing this poor man's blues playing la-la-la
Don't call me white, don't call me black
I'm singing this poor man's blues playing la-la-la
And instead, I'll forever remain the usual Italian
And instead, I'll forever remain the usual Italian