Il ne rentre pas ce soir [English translation]

He stubs out his cigarette

And pushes the ashtray away

Walks toward the toilet

Stumbling slightly

Comes back to pay for his beers

The sandwich and the coffee

He's not coming home tonight

The head of personnel

Called him to his office at lunch:

"I have bad news

You are done on Friday

A multinational empire

Just bought our company

You are redundant

And thus, you are fired"

There is no hope left, no hope left

He's not going home tonight

He goes from bar to bar

There is no hope left, no hope left

He's not going home tonight

He's decided to linger around

Too scared to announce

To his wife and his banker

The sinister truth

Being unemployed at his age

Is worse than being cheated on

He's not going home tonight

No more golf and bridge

No more holidays in St-Tropez

No more children education

In this renowned private school

He cries over his fate, feels like

An immigrant worker

He feels redundant

And thus, he is fired

There is no hope left, no hope left

He's not going home tonight

He goes from bar to bar

There is no hope left, no hope left

He's not going home tonight

• Artist:Eddy Mitchell
• Album:Après minuit (1978)