Peter Pan [English translation]

I remember when we were young

When no way would be too far away, and we'd get about every day

Having a flea market in front of the local supermarket

On Saturday mornings at 8. Everyone would be there

The winner would be the one with the biggest profit

And at noon we'd be back at the playground

Samir getting the ball and we'd play some soccer

And laugh about things, like an open cowshed

I remember summertime, wicked shit

A buck would get you a load of ice pop

Jumping off the 10m board at the local pool every day

At one point I really thought I'd be Sindbad

We were neither gangsters nor players*

We would bully the neigbours and the janitor around

it was an awesome time, I don't shed any tears over it**

it's just that I think of it, every day

The best time of my life, I remember,

Recall vividly how I sat in my room

Some say it was the greatest pile of crap

But I'm grateful for this wonderful time

In winter, too, we always were upbeat

I still know how to build a wooden shack

And when it got too cold in our tree house

We went to the mall for a round of PlayStation

Playing until we got kicked out

Making a run for it, since they threatened to call the cops, YO

At school I swapped sandwiches with Andre

Playing cops and robbers in the school yard

Even with money being tight we had great fun

We all wanted a pair of Nike Air for our birthdays

Even though our parents didn't make a lot of money

They still got the shoes for us because they loved us

Acting up outside and standing your ground

But then be home when the street lamps turned on

And go to bed exhausted and happy

this memory, my friend, no-one can take away from me

I still remember the first goal at soccer club

If it was about having fun I was all in on it

The first time out at teen disco

Sneaking in a smoke because we thought it'd be real cool

Though none of our parents were rich

Somehow times were easier back then

Today with some of us having kids of their own, I sometimes see you with a stroller

It was a wonderful time, no, it was the the best

And for this time I'm writing these lyrics

I remember when writing these lines

I'm Peter Pan, for I will stay a child forever