Pour La Vie Lyrics in English Patrick Bruel

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Pour La Vie by Patrick Bruel from French to English.
We left, it was late June
We kissed, shook hands
One for all and all for one
And then each took their train
We were all just as scared
We swore, hand on heart
That we'd see each other again within ten years
We met again and now
Now and then we invite each other
Even if we often avoid each other
We say sure, I remember
But we remember less and less
It hasn't made us bitter
We know there's nothing we can do
That's life
That's life
It's life that changes us and messes with us
All our big ideas about everything
That's life
That's life
It's life that decides
That gives us wrinkles
In the corners of our eyes and hearts
What's the point of fighting it
You waste your time
And when we look at our watches
All at once we understand
Some have had kids
Others have said I'm waiting
We've all loved women
We've all found ourselves attractive
We've all become somebody
In our neighborhood or farther away
Sure, we've lost touch
But we don't call that lost
We called each other every name
We fell into each other's arms
We didn't dare say no
We said yes when we shouldn't have
That didn't stop us
From keeping on loving each other
For life
For life
For life that changes us and messes with us
All our little ideas about everything
For life
For life
For life that decides
That gives us wrinkles in the corners of our eyes and hearts
No need to pretend
It's useless
Every day that goes by we learn
That you can play without being an actor
What's the point of fighting it
It's useless
Every day that goes by we learn
That we all walk the same path
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SONG MEANING

Pour La Vie is Patrick Bruel’s warm, nostalgic postcard to the friends who shared his teenage summers. The lyrics open on a movie-like scene at the end of June: hugs, handshakes, and the promise of “one for all and all for one.” Everyone boards a different train, then real life rolls in. Careers, children, romances, arguments, and reconciliations pile up, and the once-tight crew drifts apart almost without noticing. Far from bitter, Bruel smiles at the wrinkles and the blurred memories, repeating “C’est la vie”—that is life.

The chorus flips the usual lament on its head. Instead of fighting time, the singer salutes it. Life may “give us wrinkles at the corner of the eyes and the heart,” yet it also teaches that love and friendship can survive clumsy choices, missed phone calls, and years of silence. The message is simple and uplifting: accept the unpredictable ride, keep your sense of humor, and remember that the bonds you forge—however battered—are “pour la vie,” for life.

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