Mit 18 [English translation]

I have an expensive car, and I have a posh apartment

But what I miss, yeah what I miss

Is to have a real sound-blast ...

When I was 18 I was running around in Düsseldorf

Was a singer in a Rock 'n Roll-Band

My mom always disliked it and critized me

She wanted me to get a respectable job

We earned 400 Deutschmarks a show

Tryin' to copy the Rolling Stones

Our guitars were mistuned but we had a great start

And we thought we were geniuses

[Chorus:]

I wanna be back on the road

Want to be singin' again, not nice but wicked and loud

'Cause to find gold you have to dig in the dirt, they say

And roads are made of dirt

After every gig we went to Hühner-Hugo's 1

And ate up our money

What could we do with those few Deutschmarks

I ordered an amplifier

[Chorus]

Well, we were never short of girls

Even without having a big bank account

We scraped the last dope together

And then we flew away to ... - wherever you may want

[Chorus]

Now I'm sitting here being established

And write on expensive paper

A song about my past

To overcome my frustration

[Chorus]

1. a popular chicken grill in Düsseldorf's old part of town

• Artist:Marius Müller-Westernhagen
• Album:Mit Pfefferminz bin ich dein Prinz (1978)