La Que Se Fué
José Alfredo Jiménez Lyrics

In José Alfredo Jiménez's song La Que Se Fué (The One Who Left), the lyrics talk about the emptiness that comes with having material wealth but not having the one person who truly mattered. The singer, although financially successful, considers his wealth cursed or "maldito" as it fails to fill the void left behind by the person who left. He describes the pain he carries that nobody, not even God, knows about it. He recounts his experiences with poverty, stating that he never shed a tear while living with the poor, but having faced the absence of the one he loved, his soul is lost and faithless. His longing for the person who left is evident in the lines, "Yo lo que quiero es que vuelva, que vuelva conmigo la que se fue" ("What I want is for her to come back, to come back to me").

The second verse echoes the sentiment expressed in the first, with the singer getting more emotional about how hollow his life is without the one he loves. He says that he is willing to cry for the rest of his life if it means a chance to have that person back in his life. Although he has the means to buy anything he wants, the money he has is of no use to him as he is alone with his sorrow. The singer observes that he could have any number of women and live life to the fullest, but love bought with money cannot offer the devotion or loyalty he seeks. The song ends with the plea for the return of the loved one, underscoring the fact that wealth could not fill the emotional vacuum created after their departure.