Archeologia-Roberto Vecchioni
I wonder why I remember you tonight
the excuse of love no longer holds
and yet it happens that my hand
this time can't find the word
My job is made of headlines
on the wall of people who work
for an idea I give the kingdom and the horse
but when it doesn't come to me, damn it
who knows why I remember you tonight
who knows why I remember you tonight

Do you want to laugh?
Today I think about the future
I, who if in the evening I had a thousand lire
would burn them like a punishment
because every day is worth a song
and while my stars are fading
and the world leaves marks on my skin
you didn't ask me anything in that courtyard
today love is a monthly inheritance
who knows why I remember you tonight
who knows why I remember you tonight

I will bring joy to my father's hell
like a child crowned king of swords
I will make happy the one who loved me
the donkey stays standing as long as it has breath
but when I see spring again
it will jump on me like an adventure
forgive me if I descend the stairs
there’s a tune I can't forget
who knows why I remember you tonight
who knows why I remember you tonight

Maybe it’s because I remember you tonight
maybe it’s because you were the loneliest
like a clown who says nothing
doesn't know how to make people laugh
maybe, but there’s my father’s winter
the love of a woman who believes in it
or maybe it was just a word
that, like you, stays in my throat
who knows why I remember you tonight
who knows why I remember you tonight