Los Mejores Años Lyrics in English Joaquina

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Los Mejores Años by Joaquina from Spanish to English.

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Verse 1

I only came because my friends are here

The truth, this isn't really my thing

I'm not interested in kissing a stranger

I hold the hair of a girl in the bathroom

Or: I hold a girl's hair in the bathroom

Who am I fooling? It's not so fun

Who do I believe among all this noise?

It's not all the time, maybe just sometimes

I feel more alone surrounded by people

And I said that I had friends but only two I trust

And increasingly I feel the rest like acquaintances

And in six months, everyone is moving out of state

To study business or to be lawyers

Or: To study business or become lawyers

It seems absurd to me

My whole future depends on a college diploma

They say that these are the best years

Verse 2

I'm honest and a bit arbitrary

Perfectionist since primary school

Sometimes I think a lot about the future

I just want to look back with pride

And I don't want to face the reality

That love isn't like in movies

I don't know when it will happen

Lit: I don't know in what moment it will be

But it's scary to stop being a girl to be an adult

Or: But it's scary to stop being a child and become an adult

I said that I don't understand adolescence, nor do I have fun

But sometimes, I'd like that everything to me mattered less

Or: But sometimes, I wish I could care less

And at seventeen, it's strange to think that so many people will become strangers

I've never said it, but I can't imagine

Life after turning twenty four

They say that these are the best years

Chorus 1

The best years, they say that they are

Outro

Six months passed, everyone moved

I turned eighteen, saying it is so strange

It seems absurd to me

My whole future depends on a college diploma

They say that these are the best years

I don't understand it but I swear that I try

They say that these are the best years

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SONG MEANING

“Los Mejores Años” is Joaquina’s heartfelt pop diary about growing up when everyone swears you’re living the best years of your life. In a crowded party that feels anything but exciting, the Venezuelan singer confesses how easy it is to feel lonely while surrounded by people, how friendships fade as classmates chase careers, and how absurd it seems that an entire future can hang on a college diploma. She captures that in–between stage where you’re old enough to worry about the future yet young enough to crave movie-style romance, torn between wanting to care less and fearing adult life beyond twenty-four.

The song blends humor, honesty, and a flicker of nostalgia, turning everyday teenage doubts into a catchy anthem. Joaquina’s lyrics reassure listeners that questioning the hype around “the best years” is normal, and that it’s okay if the transition from carefree adolescence to responsible adulthood feels messy, scary, and absolutely real.

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