Te Lo Prometto (Acoustic Version) Lyrics in English Il Tre

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Te Lo Prometto (Acoustic Version) by Il Tre from Italian to English.

Teary eyes when I think

How much time we've lost

You who kill me laughing

We're dust in the universe

I knew it and I had told you

I've always been a bit different

I would've done something big

I felt it growing inside and now

Now talk a bit with me

Look, I've got a new tattoo

Women and flowers on my arms

In spite of everything I still stay in the square

At two we still play soccer

It doesn't matter if I've made it

I care more about where I'm from

My home's where the wind blows

My life's on that concrete

How much we've been through on those streets

The habits I had, you know they haven't changed

Those lines on me like they were tattooed

They still hurt even if now they're farther away

It's true, I've made some money even if I don't talk about it

I prefer other things even if sometimes I hide and cry

And not 'cause I feel tired, but 'cause I fight

I repeat to myself: "Never change, Guido, don't do it!"

No, no, no, no, I don't wanna abandon these streets

You know I'll survive

I won't leave you behind

I travel the world, but then I'll come back

We'll be back in the square, you don't know how good a friend is

Who gives you his shoulder just to cry

But look at me, they wanted to change me, but

It's not possible, you know well it doesn't work

It's nothing like it

No, not even a crumb

We'll cross the limit sitting on a cloud

I promise you

And I keep my promises

It's gotten late, I'm in the parking lot, the lights go out

I'm not ready yet

I wanna scream till I lose my voice, they don't hear me

Tomorrow the world ends

I climb on the roof to watch the sunset so they won't catch me

You don't know how much I need it

I'm sorry for what I did to you, I still don't forgive myself

A butterfly lives little but dies flying

I think about how important it can be to live by dreaming

Everybody talks, but few do

Everybody talks and only a few find the courage and gamble

I stay watching from afar

In one hand the world and in the backpack a pencil

It's only a diary

I haven't changed my track

I never liked the world I was born in and I drew it again

I chose how to live and don't blame myself

Even if I don't care, you know me, I'll never change

For when we don't agree

For when I thought, "It's too much"

You can't scratch the thread, it's made of granite

What a son wants to hear is only, "I'll love you"

Regardless of what you'll do

Your family's the most precious and unique treasure

But if you live it badly it's surely your worst enemy

No, no, no, no, I don't wanna abandon these streets

You know I'll survive

I won't leave you behind

I travel the world, but then I'll come back

We'll be back in the square, you don't know how good a friend is

Who gives you his shoulder just to cry

But look at me, they wanted to change me, but

It's not possible, you know well it doesn't work

It's nothing like it

No, not even a crumb

We'll cross the limit sitting on a cloud

I promise you

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SONG MEANING

Te Lo Prometto (Acoustic Version) feels like Il Tre is sitting on the edge of the piazza with a guitar, talking straight to you. He recalls late-night soccer games, new tattoos, and the concrete that raised him, while admitting that fame, money, and passports never outshine the breeze of his old neighborhood. With teary eyes, he promises he is still the same “kid who was always a bit different,” carrying his diary, his dreams, and the music that grew inside him.

The repeated line “Te lo prometto” is more than a catchy hook; it is a vow to friends, family, and his younger self that he will not trade authenticity for success. The song celebrates unbreakable bonds, the courage to redesign a world you dislike, and the power of dreaming out loud. Even when he is on rooftops shouting into the sunset, Il Tre’s heart is anchored to his roots—ready to return to the square, shoulder a friend’s tears, and prove that promises, like memories written in ink, do not fade.

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Il Tre Te Lo Prometto (Acoustic Version) Lyrics