You father is a big star
he isn't able to remember
how much and what to eat and even if there is...
Your father is around the clock1
he can't manage to sleep
he is always close to the fire
From all the distances you can still hear his voice
he will sing songs about sadness and home
and there isn't anything more beautiful than this in the whole world
and it hurts, hurts over and over2
Your father is beyond time
he is at the edge of the table
he is as close as possible
And there isn't anything more beautiful than this in the whole world
and it hurts over and over...
1. interpretive: "he is wound up like a clock", IOW neurotic, does not know where he is, can't sleep, eat, etc, perhaps due to drug abuse2. lit: seven times over