time passes by – it’s cruel / slow, but steady it goes on and on
nothing is able to stop it, / ‘cause it’s lead by an act of providence

the farewell approaches unavoidable / senseless to make way for it
even though I have to think back how it was / how we laughed, danced, tickled, kissed – I’d like to see you again

goodbye my darling / goodbye my sweetest thing I’ve ever had
neither can I hold you back, nor can I abuse you
I must respect you, so I let you go – but it will cut me to the heart

maybe, yes maybe, you’ll give me a last chance / maybe, yes maybe,
you’ll come back some time / there will always be a spark of hope and
I’ll always be there waiting for you

I was searching for you – for a long time
once I thought I would have found you – but it wasn’t you
then we met beyond the stars / never before I felt as free as then

tell me why, oh why, must there always be an end?
the time with you was too short – this can’t be real!
what, please tell me what shall I do now?
I want to go back. I confess. I love you

I want to sleep at night – but I can’t
I want to cry all day long – but I can’t
I want to travel away – but I can’t
I want to be happy and back with you but I can’t