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Des Moines i/dᵻˈmɔɪn/ is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is named after the Des Moines River, which may have been adapted from the French Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 203,433 as of the 2010 census. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 91st in terms of population in the United States with 599,789 residents according to the 2013 estimate by the United States Census Bureau.
Des Moines is a major center of the U.S. insurance industry and has a sizable financial services and publishing business base. In fact, Des Moines was credited as the "number one spot for U.S. insurance companies" in a Business Wire article and named the third largest "insurance capital" of the world. The city is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group, Athene USA insurance, the Meredith Corporation, Ruan Transportation, EMC Insurance Companies, and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Other major corporations such as Wells Fargo, Voya Financial, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, ACE Limited, Marsh, Monsanto and Pioneer Hi-Bred have large operations in or near the metro area. In recent years Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and Facebook have established data processing and logistical facilities in the Des Moines metro. Forbes magazine ranked Des Moines as the "Best Place for Business" in both 2010 and 2013. In 2014, NBC ranked Des Moines as the "Wealthiest City in America" according to its criteria.
Si encontraras tus libros viejos del colegio
y veas mi nombre escrito en aquella pagina que no recuerdas cual es.
Sonreirás y a la media hora te daras cuenta
de que has pensado tanto que no recuerdas ni que dia es...
Saltarás a la calle buscando recuerdos,
las farolas se mueven hay mucho viento...
Siempre que abras tus ojos grandes
y veas mi sonrisa empapada en cerveza
y mis amigos a mi lado ocupando tu lugar
recordaras de pie la barra,
sonriendo y sabiendo que tu estas
a mi espalda pensando lo mismo que yo,
es verdad para que engañarnos
somos dos imanes que nunca se uniran
pasaran los años y seguiremos mirandolo...
Somos dos imanes tu lo has dicho
y ni la musica ni el tiempo nos pueden separar,
seguiré cantando para ti
y seguiras oyendo mis canciones en el mismo bar
y yo estare en la barra y tu estarás a mi espalda
y cuando llegue a casa no estará esperando mi guitarra.
Sonará el teléfono y yo no podre oir
y tu cansada de llamar cerraras los ojos
y me olvidaras y yo estare en la barra sonriendo
y sabiendo que no estas y no estarás
hasta dentro de algun tiempo
en que abriras tus libros viejos del colegio
y de pronto sonreirás... saltarás a la calle
y me buscarás...