We told ourselves we'd meet again in ten years
Same day, same time, same guys
We'll see when we're 30
On the steps of the Place of Great Men
The day arrived and so did I
But I don't want to be the first one
If we don't have anything to say to each other, and if and if
I take a walk around the area
It's crazy how a Spring twilight
Reminds us of the same twilight from ten years ago
Pavements worn down by lowered gazes
What have I done with these years?
I haven't floated peacefully on water
I didn't swim with the wind at my back
Last right turn, Souflot Street
How many will be there, 4, 3, 2, 1... 0?
We told ourselves we'd meet again in ten years
Same day, same time, same guys
We'll see when we're 30
On the steps of the Place of Great Men
I'd had a crush on her so many times
Will the beautiful Séverine look at me?
Eric wanted to explore the subconscious
Does he come up for air from time to time?
I'm a little scared of going through the mirror
If I didn't go there, I'd have got the night wrong
In front of an old-fashioned shop window
I imagine the rekindling of friendships
"You haven't changed, what have you been up to?
You're married, you've got three kids
You've made it, you're a doctor
And you, Pascale, you still get mad over nothing?"
I've known high tides and low tides
Like you, like you, like you
I've encountered storms and squalls
Like you, like you, like you
Each love that ended gave way to another
And you, and you... and you?
And you Marco, who had the simple ambition of being happy in life,
Have you won your bet?
And you François, and you Laurence, and you Marion,
And you Gégé... and you Bruno, and you Evelyne?
Hey, good friends are great!
We told each other everything, we shook hands
You can't lay out ten years on a table
Like you arrange Scrabble letters
In the window I see the reflection
Of a high school girl behind me
If she goes left, I'll follow her
If it's right... Wait for me!
Wait for me! Wait for me! Wait for me!
We told ourselves we'd meet again in ten years
Same day, same time, same guys
We'll see when we're 30
If we've become great men
Great men... great men....
Well if we arranged to meet up in ten years' time...