"I will be born again.
They left me here at the training camp
where I kick the ball over and over again1
but I know I will be back;
maybe not tomorrow,
but you'll see me rise again."
They used to shout "You're freakin' amazing!",
now they shout "Boo,
you fat, slow, old man
you reached your Sunset Boulevard!"
Listen to those who care for you,
champion, do it.
It's better to do it now, when you are still a legend,
because tomorrow you'll be a fart.
Hang up your shoes,
hang them up
because one should walk barefoot
down Sunset Boulevard.
Hang them up, champion,
and leave on a positive note.
"No, I'm not hanging them up.
I tried every nail,
I pierced every wall.
I'm not sure I can.
My house is made of drywall
and I'm not well versed in DIY"
Use fast-drying plaster
to plug the holes you drilled.
Sand [the wall] and after a while
drill a hole.
Then stick a wall plug in it
- hey, not the other thing you're thinking about -
now turn it, turn it, turn it,
turn it, turn it, turn it, turn it.
Hang up your shoes, hang them up
because one should walk barefoot
down Sunset Boulevard.
Hang them up, champion,
and leave on a positive note.
They used to shout "You're freakin' amazing!",
now they shout "Boo!"
They used to shout "You're freakin' amazing!",
now they shout "Boo!"
They used to shout "You're freakin' amazing!",
now they shout "Boo!"
It turns and turns and turns and turns
the wall plug of life.
Hang up your shoes,
hang them up!
1. a play on words: "ritiro" = training camp but also "ritiro" = I kick the ball again