Du musst ein Schwein sein [English translation]

I've always been very friendly, nice and kind,

Never got any woman into bed,

But then doing macho, cool and arrogant -

Suddenly they came running!

And again I see how things work in life:

He who is tough, loud and gets drunk,

Does better with the ladies.

Who would want a nice man?

You draw conclusions from it

And you switch to bad.

The world is a courtroom,

And the bad guys win their case.

Chorus:

You have to be a bastard in this world,

To be a bastard!

You have to be mean in this world,

To be mean!

Because if you want to go honestly through life,

Honestly,

You'll get a kick in the arse as a thankyou -

Dangerous!

Because I know I can get away with it

I everywhere push in the front.

And if someone is gentle and weak -

Listen how I laugh about!

I totally pull against

My friendly colleagues.

Though nobody likes me

I'll soon have a seat in the Bundestag.

You have to be a bastard in this world,

To be a bastard!

You have to be mean in this world,

To be mean!

Because if you want to go honestly through life,

Honestly,

You'll get a kick in the arse as a thankyou -

Dangerous!

Dangerous!

You have to be a bastard in this world,

To be a bastard!

You have to be mean in this world,

To be mean!

Because if you want to go honestly through life,

Honestly,

You'll get a kick in the arse as a thankyou -

Dangerous!

You have to be mean in this world,

You have to be a bastard!