Ben, a gente não precisa mais procurar
Nós dois já encontramos o que buscavamos
Com um amigo que posso dizer ser meu
Jamais estarei só
E você perceberá, meu amigo,
Que há um amigo em mim
Ben, você ta sempre correndo pra lá e pra cá
E não se sente querido em nenhum lugar
Se um dia olhar pra trás
E não gostar do que encontrar
Tem algo que precisa saber
Você tem um lugar pra onde ir
Eu costumava dizer “eu” e “mim”
Agora digo “nós”
Agora digo “a gente”
Ben, a maioria te poria pra correr
Eu não dou ouvido a nada que disserem
Eles não te vêem como eu vejo
Gostaria que ao menos tentassem
Tenho certeza que pensariam outra vez
Se tivessem um amigo igual ao Ben
(traduzido por Porto)
(Original)
Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you, my friend, will see
You've got a friend in me
(you've got a friend in me)
Ben, you're always running here and there
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's something you should know
You've got a place to go
(you've got a place to go)
I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(a friend) Like Ben
(like Ben) Like Ben
Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you, my friend, will see
You've got a friend in me
(you've got a friend in me)
Ben, you're always running here and there
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's something you should know
You've got a place to go
(you've got a place to go)
I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(a friend) Like Ben
(like Ben) Like Ben
Glossário/Glossary
(in: Dictionary.com)
*call one's own
Claim or regard something as one's possession or under one's control, as in Victorian wives had almost nothing to call their own. This expression, dating from about 1600, today is often used in a negative context, as in the example. It also appears in can't call one's time one's own, which dates from the 18th century and means one spends much of one's time in someone else's service, as in The hours in this job are terrible; I can't call my time my own.
- To send away; dismiss: turned away the clerk.
- To repel: The poor location of the house turned away prospective buyers.
- To avert; deflect: turned away all criticism.
