ROCKSTAR
Appino Lyrics

Compagna di niente
He does not have a partner to share his life with

ti va di culo che non so cantare,
He feels lucky that he does not know how to sing

se lo avessi saputo fare
If he knew how to sing, he would be performing on stage instead of drinking at a bar

non me ne stavo mica qui a bere
He would not be wasting his time drinking at a bar if he could sing

ma su di un palco
He wishes he could perform on stage

con le luci tutte ben puntate,
He dreams of being on a well-lit stage with people listening to his music in awe

la gente con la bocca aperta
He daydreams about performing in front of an audience who are amazed by his voice

ascolta le mie note.
He wants the audience to listen to his music.

Se avessi studiato
If he had studied something else, he might be a professor

ora magari sarei professore
He might have been a professor if he studied hard enough

di quelli un po' trasandati,
A laid back professor who is charming and youthful

affascinante, giovanile.
His personality would be appealing to his female students

Le studentesse
Girl students

mi chiederebbero di uscire,
They would ask him out on a date

io farei il superiore ma poi
He would act like a bossy superior but

gli do il numero di cellulare.
He would give them his phone number secretly.

Ah-ah

Ma il sabato al bar
But he enjoys spending his Saturdays at the bar

non mi dispiace neanche un po';
He does not mind spending time at the bar

per fare la star
To become a star

ci vuole un fisico rock n'roll.
It requires a rock and roll personality and attitude.

E per insegnare
To become a teacher

qualche cosa lo devi sapere
You need to have a certain level of knowledge

ma quello che so io non è certo
However, his knowledge is not something anyone would like to learn

roba da imparare.

Io so che la vita
He knows that life in general,

è un mestiere come tanti altri:
is like any other profession a person does for a living,

quando sei apprendista te ne freghi
When a person is still learning, they do not care about anything else

di tutto e di tutti quanti,
They only focus on themselves and their growth

poi avanzi di livello,
As you advance, you gain more experience

uno scatto di anzianità,
A period of seniority which brings more responsibility

ai genitori piace chiamarla
Parents call it

responsabilità.
responsibility.

Vieni, andiamo via,
Let's go away

che ormai è tardi e questo Negroni
It's late, and the Negroni has made him high

mi fa volare troppo in alto,
The drink is making him feel overconfident and dizzy

sopra questi lampioni.
He feels like he is flying above the streetlights.

Ti porto io,
He will take her to her destination

so la strada senza controlli
He knows the route, and he does not need any directions

e so che non ti piace startene
He knows she does not like to be among these idiots

in mezzo a questi idioti.

Se ci viene fame
If they get hungry

posso fare una carbonara
He can cook carbonara for them

oppure andiamo a dormire giù a Numana.
Or they can sleep down in Numana.

Senz'anelli alle dita,
He does not have any rings on his fingers

senza troppa fatica,
Without any extra effort

senza conto in banca,
He has no money in his bank account

senza la benzina ch'è finita.
His car has run out of gas.

Se mi vedi incupire
If you ever see me getting mad and upset

tu non ti preoccupare,
Don't worry

non è niente, è soltanto che io non voglio morire qui.
It's nothing, I just don't want to die here.

Caro barista,
He addresses the bartender

un tempo io ero anche famoso,
He was famous once upon a time

avevo una band,
He had a band in the past

mangiavo fuori ogni santo giorno.
And he used to dine out every day.

E una ragazza che
He doesn't remember much, but he had a girlfriend

la gente si girava a guardarla;
People used to turn their heads to look at her

mi ricordo molto poco,
He doesn't remember much due to his drinking habit

questa birra non so come pagarla.
He doesn't even remember the cost of the beer he is currently drinking.