No Es Que Me Quiera Ir Lyrics in English Alejandro Fernández

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song No Es Que Me Quiera Ir by Alejandro Fernández from Spanish to English.
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Verse 1
I loved you
With everything that loving you implied
Verse 1
I didn't mind healing you and, like always
I was left for last
I loved you
Even though sadly it was all the same to you
Verse 1
I held on until my optimism couldn't anymore
I got tired of the illusion, I drew my line
Even if it breaks my soul
Chorus 1
It's not that I want to leave
It's just that I don't feel right being here
It's just that I don't deserve your scorn
And in my defense, I'll argue that I was
The best version of me without deserving it
It's not my fault that you don't want to
It's not that I want to leave
It's just that I no longer know how to stay
I gave everything, every bit of me
But it wasn't enough, I don't know what I was missing
I just hope that in the end you don't regret it
That your numbers come out wrong
That it goes well for you
Find yourself another love
Chorus 1
And hopefully that they love you half as much as I loved you
Chorus 2
It's not that I want to leave
It's just that I don't feel right being here
It's just that I don't deserve your scorn
And in my defense, I'll argue that I was
The best version of me without deserving it
It's not my fault that you don't want to
It's not that I want to leave
It's just that I no longer know how to stay
I gave everything, every bit of me
But it wasn't enough, I don't know what I was missing
I just hope that in the end you don't regret it
That your numbers come out wrong
That it goes well for you
Find yourself another love
Chorus 2
And hopefully that they love you half as much as I loved you
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SONG MEANING

No Es Que Me Quiera Ir is Alejandro Fernández’s soulful confession of loving someone so deeply that you forget about yourself. In the verses, he looks back on a relationship where he healed and waited, pouring in optimism until it finally ran dry. When he sings “No es que me quiera ir, es que no me sabe estar aquí,” he is not saying he wants to leave, but rather that staying has become impossible because his love is met with indifference. It is a bittersweet goodbye rooted in self-respect: he refuses to keep accepting coldness and “desprecios.”

Yet the song is more than heartbreak—it is also empowerment. Alejandro lists all he has done (“puse todo de mi parte”) and reminds himself he was “la mejor versión” of who he could be. Even while wishing the ex-partner finds a new love, he slips in a gentle sting: “ojalá que te quiera la mitad de lo que te quería yo.” The overall mood blends sorrow, dignity, and a touch of poetic justice, making this track a moving lesson in knowing when to walk away so you do not lose yourself.

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