You took off in style
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With Alberto and the bike
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We all came to see you two off
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With a wish, a hug
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A laugh and a bottle
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And the girls, a tear and a kiss
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Two blankets and some mate
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A 10-mm wrench and some wire
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Brothers, go with God!
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Despite the crashes and the engine blow-ups
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You crossed the continent
And suffered cold and hunger
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And left the bike behind in scraps
You talked with the indios
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Resigned and impassive
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With the miners whose lungs were poisoned
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In a hospital down in hell
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And carried them along in your memory
Stay as cheerful as you are
From the tracks of Temuco
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Keep your eyes always open
We're getting ready to follow you
I've heard that since then
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Victorious comandante and then minister
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You challenged the dictators
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And for years made fun of them
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And now the whole world knows you
But we like to think back
To the thirst for adventure
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It's a fine way to say freedom
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At Quebrada de lo Yuro
The butchers were waiting for you
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They showed you to the journalists
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They said 'Here he is, it's him'
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Shadow rules over Valle Grande
Because it doesn't end here
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The adventure's started again
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The final idea stays intact
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And somewhere in the world
There's somebody like you
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Who's planning a new trip