It won t be easy, you'll think it strange, when I try to explain how I feel,
That I still need your love after all that I ve done.
You won t believe me, all you will see is a girl you once knew,
Although she's dressed up to the nines, at sixes and sevens with you.
I had to let it happen, I had to change, couldn t stay all my life down at heel,
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun.
So I chose freedom, running around trying everything new,
But nothing impressed me at all, I never expected it to.
Don t cry for me, Argentina, the truth is, I never left you,
All through my wild days, my mad existence, I kept my promise, don t keep your distance.
And as for fortune, and as for fame, I never invited them in,
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired.
They are illusions, they re not the solutions they promised to be,
The answer was here all the time, I love you, and hope you love me.
Don t cry for me, Argentina, (Crowd hums Chorus) (Crowd hums Chorus)
(Crowd hums Chorus) (Crowd hums Chorus) (Crowd hums Chorus).
Don t cry for me, Argentina, The truth is, I never left you,
All through my wild days, my mad existence, I kept my promise, don t keep your distance.
Have I said too much, there s nothing more I can think of to say to you,
But all you have to do is, look at me to know, that every word is true.