Don't Cry For Me Argentina
Petula Clark Lyrics

It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
I know that it might be hard for you to understand how I feel.

When I try to explain how I feel
I am trying to articulate my mixed emotions to you.

That I still need your love after all that I've done
Even after everything that's happened, I still love and need you.

You won't believe me, all you will see is a girl you once knew
You might not be able to believe who I've become as you only see me as who I was before.

Although she's dressed up to the nines
Even though I might be dressed nicely and appear put together on the outside.

At sixes and sevens with you
I am still confused and uncertain about where we stand with each other.

I had to let it happen, I had to change
I had to let go and change my ways to be true to myself.

Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
I couldn't continue living my life feeling down and defeated.

Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
I was keeping to myself, hiding away from the outside world.

So I chose freedom, running around trying everything new
I chose to seek independence and explore new experiences.

But nothing impressed me at all
Despite all my efforts, nothing managed to capture my interest and attention.

I never expected it to
I didn't have any expectations for my endeavors to necessarily be fulfilling.

Don't cry for me, Argentina
Please don't shed any tears for me, and especially not for Argentina.

The truth is, I never left you
Despite all of my travels and personal growth, I have never forgotten about you.

All through my wild days, my mad existence
Even through all of my struggles and reckless choices.

I kept my promise
I always intended to stay true and loyal to you.

Don't keep your distance
Please don't stay away from me.

And as for fortune, and as for fame
I was never seeking for fame or materialistic riches.

I never invited them in
I never intended to involve myself in those pursuits.

Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
Even though it might have looked like that's what I wanted to others.

They are illusions, they're not the solutions they promised to be
Those things are just fantasies and not truly the answers to my problems.

The answer was here all the time
The solution was right in front of me all along.

I love you, and hope you love me
I care and have affection for you, and I hope you feel the same.

Have I said too much?
I worry that I might have spoken too openly and candidly.

There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
I believe I have expressed everything that I wanted to communicate to you.

But all you have to do is look at me to know
You can observe me and see the truth for yourself.

That every word is true
I assure you that everything I have said is genuine and honest.