He was a sailor,
sailor at sea and a sailor of love,
And he thought he could save her,
Save her from innocence up and above
'Cause he never knew freedom, and under the duvet 
He stayed for a lifetime without any government, help or assistance

She was a widow,
She never left home before seven a.m.
And she looked by the window
She managed to cry, but you never felt blame
For the death of her husband, who died in the flame
By the house of the river, although he remained in a reasonable distance.

All the children played around the neighbouhood
All the children played around the neighbouhood
The children she liked to invent
For the life they were livin' was openly bent,
All they had was each other.

He brought her flowers,
flesh in the pan as she didn't reply,
And he waited for hours,
Until she accepted to offer a smile
And a terrible whiskey she had for a while
That she'd sip every morning for breakfast and sigh since the month of December.

They used to tango,
Jump and parade until midnight or more.
She convinced him to Fargo,
Drink lemonade with some awkward liquor,
Then she kissed him goodbye and attended the shore
Where she lit a big fire like never before by the house of a river.

All the children played around the neighbouhood
All the children played around the neighbouhood
All the children played around the neighbouhood
All the children played around the neighbouhood
The children she liked to invent
For the life they were livin' was openly bent,
All they had was each other.

She was a widow,
Again, she never left home before seven a.m.
And she looked by the window
She managed to cry, but you never felt blame
For the death of her husband, who died in the flame
By the house of the river, although he remained in a reasonable distance.

All the children played around the neighbouhood
All the children played around the neighbouhood
All the children played around the neighbouhood
All the children played around the neighbouhood
The children she liked to invent
For the life she was livin' was openly bent,
All she had was herself.