don't cry for me argentina

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 seems 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

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

don't cry for me argentina