She was a little singer, long ago
Time has cut with a knife into her face
She sits in every jury for young talent
She's almost fifty now, no person who still knows her
But that was different in the old days, she says
Then the world was mine, she says
But the old days are over
The old days are over
The embitterment is on her face
She grouses to the youth, because they know everything better
And that was different in the old days, she says
Then the world was mine, she says
But the old days are over
The old days are over
She'd want to sing again so badly
But the old days are over
The old days are over
She has lain in the bed of every record producer
The songs were literally written on her body
She still had to fight hard for her place
And those girls from now get everything for free
But that was different in the old days, she says
Then the world was mine, she says
(Chorus 2x)
The old days are over
She'd want to sing again so badly
She wants to go back in time and start all over
(Chorus 3x)