I was 17, I had nothing to give We were stealing bread, we had nowhere to live We had hopes and dreams We believed in the lies Your perfume had a taste and I blinked my eyes I was 23, I was cleaning the place To the beat of a drum, that was setting the pace We had hopes and dreams and were willing to try With my mouth full of paste I blinked my eyes Oh, do you love, do you love the rain Do you know, do you know When everything is dark and blue There is always something left to do Oh, would you say, would you say it's vain Do you go, where you go When everything is up to you You know your dreams were always true At 25, you don't usually quit Saw the bottom of the barrel, had enough of this sh** With the poisoned blood, and the daily cries In the alcohol flood, I blinked my eyes I was 27 when, I witnessed the birth Of our angel girl, the most beautiful thing on earth We were tired but ecstatic and the music stopped