This Town Is Not My Home

I'm not at home in this city In dieser Stadt bin ich nicht zuhaus' We have nothing to say to each other Wir haben uns nichts zu sagen Here I unpacked my suitcases Hier packte ich meine Koffer aus Without pitching the tents Ohne die Zelte aufzuschlagen

Because this city has no face Denn diese Stadt hat kein Gesicht This invites you to linger Das einlädt zum Verweilen The streets don't rhyme here Die Straßen reimen sich hier nicht Like other good lines Wie and're gute Zeilen

This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home Oh, no oh, no No, no No no

The houses here are self-confident Die Häuser sind hier selbstbewußt And tend to exaggerate Und neigen zum Übertreiben And you just don’t feel like Und man hat einfach keine Lust To write a poem here Hier ein Gedicht zu schreiben

You wouldn't want to be a child here either Hier wär' man auch nicht gerne Kind And don't like to be buried either Und auch nicht gern' begraben Here you sometimes want to be like the wind Hier möcht' man manchmal wie der Wind Such big steps have So große Schritte haben

This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home Oh, no oh, no No, no No no

Here one longs for backyard Hier sehnt man sich nach Hinterhof And the cinema around the corner Und dem Kino um die Ecke After house walls with 'Hans is stupid' Nach Häuserwänden mit 'Hans ist doof' And a gorse hedge Und einer Ginsterhecke

After the postman on the bike Nach dem Briefträger auf dem Rad And time to write letters Und Zeit zum Briefeschreiben And after the pub that was good Und nach dem Wirtshaus das gut dran tat To stay true to yourself Sich selber treu zu bleiben

This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home Oh, no oh, no No, no No no

Here I would like to soar Hier möcht' ich gerne im Höhenflug Flying over the rooftops Über die Dächer fliegen But I know I'm not strong enough Doch ich weiß ich bin nicht stark genug To defeat the city here Die Stadt hier zu besiegen

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This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home This town is not my home Oh, no oh, no No, no No no