Haus am See English translation
von Peter Fox

I was born here and I walk through the streets
I know these faces, every house and every shop
I need to go, I know every pigeon by its name
Thumbs out, I'm waiting for a gorgeous woman with a fast car
The sun is blinding, everything is flying by
And the world behind me becomes smaller
But the world in front was made for me
I know she's waiting for me and I'll pick her up
I have the day on my side, I have the wind at my back
A choir of women at the roadside is singing for me
I lean back and look into the deep blue
I lean back and look into the deep blue

And at the end of the road is a house by the lake
Leaves of the orange trees lie on the road
I have 20 children, my wife is beautiful
Everyone comes over, I don't need to go out


I'm looking for a new land with unknown streets
Foreign faces and no one knows my name
Everyone wins by playing with cheating cards
Everyone is losing, God has a hard left hook
I dig treasures out of snow and sand
And women rob me of my mind
But someday luck will find me
And I'll come back with my pockets full of gold
I invite the old fellas and relatives
And everyone cries of happiness
We grill, the mothers cook and we drink schnaps
And party every night for a week

And the moon shines bright on my house by the lake
Leaves of the orange trees lie on the road
I have 20 children, my wife is beautiful
Everyone comes over, I don't need to go out

And at the end of the road is a house by the lake
Leaves of the orange trees lie on the road
I have 20 children, my wife is beautiful
Everyone comes over, I don't need to go out

Here I was born, here I will be buried
I am deaf, have a white beard and sit in the garden
My 100 grandchildren play cricket on the grass
When I think of that, I actually cannot wait for it to happen