والله ما عايز [Wala ma aayez] [English translation]

All I want is a home

And a woman who unbraids her hair in the morning

And kids who run to greet me

Even when they’re half asleep

All I want is a warm cup of tea

A loving kiss, and peace of mind

And happy news in the paper

And people smiling in the street

Like they use to

And happy morning greeting

From an exhausted private on duty

Who just wants to go home and fall asleep

From a conductor who’s fed up of the crowds

From a taxi driver on a flooded street

All I want is only 3 pounds

For official paperwork

A warm cup of tea for a poor clerk

All I want is my ID

Even if it has no address

All I want is a job

No side talk

And “he said, she said” dilemmas

No chitchat

No gossip, no dirty laundry

None of the “stand up tall when you’re talking to me” nonsense

All the fake laughs

I’m done with fools

I’m done with pretense

All I want is to go home from work

After a long hot day

And find my loving woman smiling at me

And a breezy home that brings me back to life

All my troubles would fade away

And find my kids running towards me

Hug me like there’s no tomorrow

Take my briefcase and search it

Take their candy and run away

And in the afternoon, I’d read the paper

And you my everything

Are right there ironing my shirts

And give me that loving look when I’m tired

All I want is your loving embrace, crawl under the sheets, and fall asleep