Damals wollt' ich erwachsen sein

I have been sitting in front of some old photos for hours
I found a piece of memory
Our favorite in the garden, that's what it says
It was on my fifth birthday

I got the harmonica back then
And father took me to the circus
I had long since decided that I would become a train driver
All that remains of my dreams are the barriers

Back then I wanted to be an adult
I still remember it like it was yesterday
When life makes me sad
I dream of this time

Praying was so easy there was no doubt
God was above and the devil was at the bottom
The clock on the wall hung there for me as an ornament
I had no idea that it would one day be so important

The butterflies were much more colorful than today
And death was only for very old people
I can still see the globe on the desk today
I could easily turn the world with two fingers

Back then I wanted to be an adult
I still remember it like it was yesterday
When life makes me sad
I dream of this time

I didn't need to know words like homesickness
I just had to run home in the evening
With torn trousers and bruised knees
The mother scolded and then she forgave

For my knee and all my aches and pains
Always gave her the right ointment
Was I ever really sad and tears came to my eyes
As a child you can cry and you don't have to be ashamed

Back then I wanted to be an adult
I still remember it like it was yesterday
When life makes me sad
I dream of this time

When life makes me sad
I dream of this time