Hey Jimmy [English translation]

What did you expect life would be like?

Searched for so long without seeing

Forgive me my fear of believing in my goodness

I should have made some boundaries, I know that now, oh

Jimmy was from Vestegnen:1 Hundige, Brøndbystrand, or Albertslund

I'm sure you know yourself where you saw him the most when he was young

His life never was easy, maybe that's why the bass was heavy

The night when he rolled out in the Mercedes, in his glove compartment

There were pills and powder, cash enough in his wallet

Until he could have left the same night and travelled the world

In school, they'd always told Jimmy that he was stupid

'Cause the lad couldn't concentrate for half a second

But now he's focused, brings out for the neighborhood

And no matter what's in the delivery, Jimmy delivers

Deep down, he does know things got too far out of control

But there was no way back after his fathers breakdown

'Cause suddenly, Jimmy had to be the man in the house at home

And is it really dirty money if he does it for them?

All of these thoughts went through Jimmy's head

The same night when three bullets went through Jimmy's windshield

Hey, Jimmy!

You can do whatever you want, but never betray those

Who live in your soul

Hey, Jimmy!

You can do whatever you want, but never betray those

You love

When he was younger, he had good friends

They swore each other eternal loyalty, said that until the end

They'd be blood brothers, but Jimmy thought he'd been naïve

'Cause they got children, they got jobs, and they moved on with their lives

(But fuck whining)

He knocked it out of his head and rolled into the parking lot

Where children play at day and no one knows what's going on at night

A quick trade, gone as soon as he got payed

But the moment he opened the door, he realized something was wrong

Like a lightning on a pitch black sky, he saw the light

A voice said Jimmy's name, he felt his blood freezing

(The time is 01:45 AM and you're under arrest)

A hand in the pocket of his jacket, he felt that the steel was cold

And Jimmy held his breath, didn't think, shot bullets

He ran towards the car, the wheels screech as they slipped

Across the asphalt

He thought he never had been asked

If he wanted this life

Three bangs and everything went black

Hey, Jimmy!

You can do whatever you want, but never betray those

Who live in your soul

Hey, Jimmy!

You can do whatever you want, but never betray those

You love

I'm twenty nine now – the last time I saw him, I was eighteen

My life is different today, I think Jimmy stayed in the night

We we're on the same path – maybe I took a turn in time

But I never took Jimmy with me

That will be on me

Forever

What did you expect life would be like?

Searched for so long without seeing

Forgive me my fear of believing in my goodness

I should have made some boundaries, I know that now, oh

Hey. Jimmy!

1. A suburban district of Copenhagen full of ghettos. The name literally means "The Western Region."

• Artist:Ankerstjerne