Le responsable [English translation]

I have worries, I have cares

I have troubles, I have torments

I don't have morals, I don't have money

I don't have luck, I don't have friends

I don't have luck, I have taxes*

My stomach aches, my teeth hurt*

But I wouldn't want to change skins

Because I love annoyances

I am a responsible man

I don't hide my head in the sand

I don't want to sing like Grandfather

"In life, you don't have to worry"

Because if I worry today

It's because yesterday he laughed

And tomorrow if I have children

I want them to be happy in life

The more worries I have, the happier I am

I whip them up like cream*

What I like most is being sick with worry

I feed on the worries every which way

But I also like catastrophes

Which put my life in relief

When things are going well, I am unhappy

When things are going poorly, I am very happy

I am a responsible man

I don't hide my head in the sand

I don't want to sing like Grandfather

"In life, you don't have to worry"

And I want to sing to the contrary

"In life you have to worry"

In order to always be solidary

With those who like me see clearly

I am a responsible man

I am a responsible man...

• Artist:Jacques Dutronc
• Album:L'Aventurier (1970)