Wir waren hier [English translation]

A young guy stands on the street corner

Playing on the big stage in his thoughts

His guitar out of tune, here and there a bad note

And if he's lucky, he get's a smile back

And no one thought that he'd ever become anything

"Look for a job or study!"

But he didn't listen to them, he just gave it a shot

And financed himself with covers of Oasis

And time ticks, time ticks

It's crazy what happens in just a few years

Even if that was all and it doesn't interest anyone anymore

I was here, I was here

You tattooed the lyrics to my songs on yourselves

They'll stay here, right here

And if the lights don't come on anymore and the stage is gone

We were here, we were here

If I'm playing on the street corner and don't have anything but the music

We were here

He played the first of his own songs for his relatives only

He couldn't wait to see how they'd react

Twenty people in the youth center became sold-out clubs

No matter what comes next, we were hier

It's wild what just a few songs can change

I've just been on the road for a while now

Wherever the journey goes, when I see you in the crowd

We were there, no one can take that from us

And time ticks, time ticks

It's crazy what happens in just a few years

Even if that was all and it doesn't interest anyone anymore

I was here, I was here

You tattooed the lyrics to my songs on yourselves

They'll stay here, right here

And if the lights don't come on anymore and the stage is gone

We were here, we were here

If I'm playing on the street corner and don't have anything but the music

We were here

We were here

We were here

And time ticks, time ticks

No matter what comes next, we were hier

And time ticks, time ticks

It's crazy what happens in just a few years

Even if that was all and it doesn't interest anyone anymore

I was here, I was here

You tattooed the lyrics to my songs on yourselves

They'll stay here, right here

And if the lights don't come on anymore and the stage is gone

We were here, we were here

If I'm playing on the street corner and don't have anything but the music

We were here

And we'll stay here

An until the lights come on

Nothing can happen to us

We were here

And we'll stay here

An until the lights come on

Nothing can happen to us