I'm lying in the sun, daydreaming
Happy and alone
I'm taking the liberty of living the way I like
Happy and alone
Then suddenly a moving van stops right outside my neighbor's house
And the perfect girl gets off it
The very meekest cannot rest in quiet1
If he takes a liking to his gorgeous neighbor
And destiny trips him in front of his own door
With such pretty legs2
The very meekest cannot rest in quiet
If heaven won't give him a pass
I'm tempted to give in to temptation
For sin itself is living next door
As soon as I'm stepping out into the street, I meet her outside the front door
Incredibly beautiful
At the checkout in the retail store she's standing right in front of me
Incredibly beautiful
I'm dreaming of her eyes and can't sleep all night
If she doesn't move out today, I'm gonna yield
The very meekest cannot rest in quiet
If he takes a liking to his gorgeous neighbor
And destiny trips him in front of his own door
With such pretty legs
The very meekest cannot rest in quiet
If heaven won't give him a pass
I'm tempted to give in to temptation
For sin itself is living next door
But why would a man have to rest in quiet
If love itself is living next door?
1. A pun based on a quote off Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell" where it says "Es kann der Frömmste nicht in Frieden leben, wenn es dem bösen Nachbarn nicht gefällt"; usually translated as "The very meekest cannot rest in quiet unless it suits with his ill neighbor's humor". A modern translation is "Even the most pious man cannot live in peace [if his evil neighbor disapproves]".2. Another pun. "Ein Bein stellen" is an idiom meaning "to trip someone" but literally means "to place a leg in front of someone".