Formerly it smelled like malt at the end of the Boulevard
I'm riding a bike from the Cholera Basin*
Nowadays there's a shipyard at the end of the Boulevard
Where they build big ships
They take them to cruises to the Caribbean
But I'm not going with them
The city has changed but
Not by much
We remember the colour
That was grayer
Back then there weren't
Any European clothing stores
Beer was only for diners
The whole place resembled the Soviet Union
Formerly tram line five ran through Mannerheimintie
Back then there was more lead in the air
Now there's a depot on Mannerheimintie
Where they store old tram cars
The new cars come from Italy
I'll go with them
The city has changed but
Not by much
We remember the colour
That was grayer
Back then there weren't
Any European clothing stores
Beer was only for diners
The whole place resembled the Soviet Union
Back then
There weren't any European clothing stores
Beer was only for diners
The whole place resembled the Soviet Union