It was us who went and boxed,
it was us who stood and fiddled
with worn out clothes in the schoolyard
and idolized Nacka Skoglund. (Swedish football player, died 7/8/75)
Everyone wanted to be like Robin Hood.
one learns to be good;
A knight for the ladies
and a hero for the weak.
Does it surprises you, so come home to me
I will show you the films we saw.
But we grew up with sex and violence,
we were tempted from all directions;
And they taught us that success is
a illegal million in the bank.
So we had children and didn't give a damn about them,
and we married repeatedly;
We were unfaithful and carried on
like monkeys at Skansen.
Does it surprises you, so come home to me
I will show you the comics we saw.
Now our children are running in the streets,
now they see utter horrors;
Now it is not man against man,
now no rules of honor apply,
Now one explodes in a second,
now one gets a boot heel right in the mouth;
One kills each other and copy
what one sees on TV.
Does it surprise you, so come home to me
I will show you what the kids watch.