Yo adivino el parpadeo
De las luces que a lo lejos
Van marcando mi retorno

Son las mismas que alumbraron
Con sus pálidos reflejos
Hondas horas de dolor
Y aunque no quise el regreso
Siempre se vuelve al primer amor

La vieja calle donde el eco dijo
Tuya es su vida, tuyo es su querer
Bajo el burlón mirar de las estrellas
Que con indiferencia hoy me ven volver

Volver
Con la frente marchita
Las nieves del tiempo
Plantearon mi sien

Sentir
Que es un soplo la vida
Que veinte años no es nada
Que es febril la mirada
Errante en las sobras
Te busca y te nombra

Vivir
Con el alma aferrada
A un dulce recuerdo
Que llevo otra vez

Tengo miedo del encuentro
Con el pasado que vuelve
A enfrentarse con mi vida

Tengo miedo de las noches
Que pobladas de recuerdos
Encadenan mi soñar

Pero el viajero que huye
Tarde o temprano detiene su andar
Y aunque el olvido de todo destruye
Haya matado mi vieja ilusión
Guardo escondida una esperanza humilde
Que es toda la fortuna de mi corazón

Volver
Con la frente marchita
Las nieves del tiempo
Plantearon mi sien

Sentir
Que es un soplo la vida
Que veinte años no es nada
Que es febril la mirada
Errante en las sombras
Te busca y te nombra

Vivir
Con el alma aferrada
A un dulce recuerdo
Que lloro otra vez

Sentir
Que es un soplo la vida
Que veinte años no es nada
Que es febril la mirada
Errante en las sombras
Te busca y te nombra

Vivir
Con el alma aferrada
A un dulce recuerdo
Que lloro otra vez


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