Viejas tradiciones [English translation]

Only out of habit

we’ve been together for so long,

and to keep up appearances

we have lived without love.

Coming home every day with

the soul filled with melancholy,

and saying “Goodbye” to another day

was an escape from the insincere life.

For not being able to say

in the right time “Leave me”,

because of hiding the emotions,

because of wanting to lie.

Only out of habit

so much new emotions went away,

and without love for convenience

we lost so many good chances.

In every sentence there was a reproach,

absent glance and so many lonely nights,

and in every gesture there was a pretext

to avoid being alone.

For not being able to say

in the right time “Leave me”,

because of hiding the emotions,

because of wanting to lie.

For not being able to say

in the right time “Leave me”,

because of hiding the emotions,

because of wanting to lie.

Only out of habit

we’ve been together for so long,

and to keep up appearances

we have lived without love.

In every sentence there was a reproach,

absent glance and so many lonely nights,

and in every gesture there was a pretext

to avoid being alone.

Only out of habit

so much new emotions went away,

and without love for convenience

we lost so many good chances...

• Artist:Julio Iglesias
• Album:Hey! (1980)