La Carretera Lyrics in English Pedro Capó

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The dishes, the silverware
The posters from the concerts that you invited me to
You took them
The photo album
The bed, the couch and the cat
You didn't even leave me the shoelace
Like God brought me into the world
Free like a vagabond
I neither miss you nor wait for you
Now the only thing that I want is
To owe nothing to anybody
To be a bird in the air
To decide where I return
The truth is that I prefer it
Take everything that you want
If you saw how happy that I am, you would give it back to me, but
Take everything that you want
You can keep the car, I prefer the road, babe
Road, babe
You took the watch and now
I'm living without checking the time
Let's see, how do I explain it to you?
That since you left, I make it richer
The one who doesn't need
And when I don't have someone, someone invites me
Now the only thing that gets taken off me
Is my clothes, pretty one
Take everything that you want
If you saw how happy that I am, you would give it back to me, but
Take everything that you want
You can keep the car, I prefer the road, babe
Take the car, the watch, the wallet
The TV, the couch, everything that you want, babe
Take the cat, the whole dish set
If you saw how happy that I am, you would give it back to me
Take everything that you want
If you saw how happy that I am, you would give it back to me, but
Take everything that you want
You can keep the car, I prefer
I prefer the road
Listen
What's mine is yours
Yours too, hahaha
Take it
You can keep the car, I prefer
The road
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SONG MEANING

Pedro Capó turns a breakup into a road-trip anthem. In “La Carretera,” the Puerto Rican singer lists every single thing his ex has taken—from the dishes and the concert posters to the cat and even the shoelaces—yet he is thrilled. With nothing left but the clothes on his back, he feels reborn, light as a “bird in the air,” and completely debt-free in every sense. The emptied apartment becomes a symbol of a cleared-out heart, and the possessions she claims only underline the one treasure he keeps: absolute freedom.

Capó’s playful lyrics flip the usual heartbreak script. Instead of begging for love back, he practically hands her the car keys and shouts, “¡Quédate con el carro, prefiero la carretera!” He would rather trade four wheels for the open road and the promise of new adventures. The song pulses with optimism, celebrating independence, self-worth, and the joy that comes from realizing you never needed the stuff—or the person—to feel rich. Buckle up, because this track reminds us that sometimes losing everything is the quickest route to finding yourself.

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