That was a long time ago

Sitting in my room and waiting for you.
Yesterday, you promised me
that you would come again today.
But now, I am waiting alone
and thinking to myself.
My love is really strong.
What happened? Where are you?
I am lonely and waiting for you.

Just now, I hear the front door,
some footsteps on the floor.
My heart beats wildly,
harder than in a war.
The door is opening,
and in comes a smiling girl.
Thank God, she's the one
who will be mine someday.

I got up, kissed her, and asked her
where she had been for so long.
She told me, "Hermann, don't worry about that.
But I'm not sure where I belong."
I hoped and said, "Please marry me.
Be content and follow me
wherever I go."

That was a long time ago,
the story I told before.
She has been my wife for many years,
and during that time, we have shed many tears.
But we have always found a way.

My children say, "Dad, you're the best."
That makes me happy, and I believe
it was the right path.
It has led to a happy ending.  

 If you ever did it

This is my story.
50 years ago, when I was sixteen,
my father threw me out.
But anyway, listen and you will know what happened...

I had a difficult childhood, so I left my home.
I went to the big town, where nobody is home.
I got bad jobs, but I felt free,
among rough men who played the worst games.
After work, we drank under the sky,
with the stars above and got high.

If you ever did it, you wouldn't forget it,
because it makes a man out of you.

At the end of the week, I never had money.
I lost it all in the bar, where I had my honey.
She was beautiful but not anymore.
Too late, I realized that she was a whore.
I stumbled back home, feeling sad and alone.
But what I called home, was not a home.

If you ever did it, you wouldn't forget it,
because it makes a man out of you.

Who's guilty that I'm still alone?
I tried everything but still don't have a home.
Have I done something wrong?
Perhaps death will give me a home.
 

 I can't stop her from leaving

Sunshine, blue sky, please go away
My girl has found another
Oh why didn't she stay
I gave her all the love
A man can give a woman
If she wants something else
I can't stop her from leaving

Because I tried
Because I cried
Because I did everything but die
I don't know why
She left me
And made my heart so cold and dark

Sunshine, blue sky, please go away
This radiance of heavenly light blue
Reminds me of you

 Autumn

Autumn has come overnight
With all its colors and sadness
The leaves are falling slowly
Bringing a touch of loneliness

I walk out into the woods
And watch nature die
The birds are still singing cheerfully
Flying up so high

The air is fresh and clear
There is nobody around me that I can hear
The woods are so quiet
I have forgotten all my bad moods

I walk to the bridge I know
I have been there many times before
I look down at the river
That always flows so slow and calm

But now it's different
It's hard to hear any sound
I look up at the sky
Filled with white clouds

The sun is ready to sleep
Somewhere I hear children weeping
Maybe they are afraid of the darkness
Just as I am afraid of loneliness

I hurry back to my home
Where I have lived alone for years
The first stars accompany me on my way
I talk to the birds: It has been a nice day

Behind the hills, the sun sets
Soon the world will be dark all around
The nights are getting longer
And the winds are blowing stronger

I wish I had someone
This empty room would then be warm
All the pain would be over
Together we would walk in the rain