Lieber Lieder [English translation]

I have made up my mind, I want a job

I'm sick of this idle life

It is about time! I could be

A banker or something like that

I have already applied

But they rejected me, yeah

They said my application wasn't actually an application

Too little text, too much melody

I prefer making songs

Everything else doesn't work out

I prefer making songs

Without them life would be dull

You can love them, you can hate them

I can't help it so I don't mind

I prefer, much more prefer making songs

My uncle has great hopes for me

As a computer scientist

My mother senses a lot of empathy,

Imagines myself being a psychologist

My girlfriend doesn't really know

She'd like best to be with that Federer guy1

But at the end of the day I'll make a hit song

And become multi-billionaire

I prefer making songs

Everything else doesn't work out

I prefer making songs

Without them life would be dull

You can love them, you can hate them

I can't help it so I don't mind

I prefer, much more prefer making songs

What else shall I do? I have already tried everything

Doesn't matter if at the office or at the building site, it has never worked

Sooner or later I get back to the songs

And leave when the boss says

Mr. Stein, you're fired!

I prefer making songs

I'm too stupid for anything else

I prefer making songs

Without them life would be dull

You can love them, you can hate them

I can't help it so I don't mind

I prefer, much more prefer making songs

I prefer making songs

Everything else doesn't work out

I prefer making songs

And without them life would be dull

You can love them, you can hate them

I can't help it so I don't mind

I prefer, much more prefer making songs

I prefer making songs

I prefer making songs

I prefer making songs

Oh, I prefer making songs

I much more prefer

I prefer making songs

1. Roger Federer. He's a Swiss tennis player