Here today, there tomorrow
Am barely here, gotta go
Never complained about it
I chose that myself
Never counted the years
Never questioned about "here" or "there".1
At times, I dream badly
And then I think,
It's time to stay, and now...
Do something way different
Time passes year by year
And it has long been clear to me
That nothing stays... that nothing stays...
As it was.
I'm hardly missed
Even forgotten after a few days
If I am gone for a long time already,
It won't bother or worry me.
Could it be that my appearance...
Is kept in the mind of one or another?
At times, I dream badly
And then I think,
It's time to stay, and now...
Do something way different
Time passes year by year
And it has long been clear to me
That nothing stays... that nothing stays...
As it was.
If someone asks, why...
Am I like this, I'd keep quiet,
For the answer to that is difficult for me
For what is new will become old
And what applies yesterday will not be the same "here" or "there".2.
At times, I dream badly
And then I think,
It's time to stay, and now...
Do something way different
Time passes year by year
And it has long been clear to me
That nothing stays... that nothing stays...
As it was.
1. lit. yesterday and tomorrow2. lit. today or tomorrow