Leftover Wine
was ich für's bess're Leben hielt
das von 'nem Kettenhund
oder das von dem
der bettelt
streunt und stiehlt; mit allen Konsequenzen
Narben
Tritten
Einsamkeit und so
im Vergleich mit dem von dem
der zwar nie hungert
doch der niemals froh.
Ich laufe hier um in Brindisi
mein Flugzeug geht erst kurz nach vier
sehe mich im Schaufenster gespiegelt
und ich sehe hart aus
denk' ich mir
mit Sonnenbrille und unrasiert und - logisch - braun nach den zwei
Monaten
doch innendrin zittere ich<
Then They Do
In the early rush of morning
Trying to get the kids to school
One's hanging on my shirttail
Another's locked up
In her room
And I'm yelling up the stairs
Stop worrying 'bout your hair
You look fine
Then they're fightin' in the backseat
I'm playing referee
Now someone's gotta go
The moment that we leave
And everybody's late
I swear that I can't wait
'Till they grow up
(Chorus)
Then they do
And that's how it is
It's just quiet in the morning
Can't believe
How much you miss
All they do
And all they did
You want all the dreams
They dreamed of
To come true
Then they do
Now the youngest is starting college
She'll be leavin' in the Fall
And Brianna's latest boyfriend
Called to ask if we could talk
And I got the impression
That he's about to pop the question any day
I look over at their pictures
Sittin' in their frames
I see them as babies
I guess that'll never change
You pray all their lives
That someday they will find happiness
(Chorus)
Then they do
And that's how it is
It's just quiet in the morning
Can't believe
How much you miss
All they do
And all they did
You want all the dreams
They dreamed of
To come true
Then they do
No more Monday PTA's
No carpools
Or soccer games
Your work is done
Now you've got time
That's all your own
You've been waitin' for so long
For those days to come
(Chorus)
Then they do
And that's how it is
It's just quiet in the morning
Can't believe
How much you miss
All they do
And all they did
You want all the dreams
They dreamed of
To come true
Then they do