Ich wollte nie erwachsen sein English translation
von Peter Maffay

I never wanted to be an adult
I always defended myself
On the outside I became hard as stone
And yet I was often hurt

Somewhere deep inside me, I have remained a child
Only when I can no longer feel it
Do I know it is too late for me
Too late, too late

Down on the sea floor
Where all life is eternally silent
I can still see my dreams
Like air rising from the depths


Somewhere deep inside me
I have remained a child
Only when I can no longer feel it
Do I know it is too late for me
Too late, too late

I glide through the darkness
And wait for the morning light
Then I play with the sunbeam
That breaks silver in the water

Somewhere deep inside me
I have remained a child
Only when I can no longer feel it
Do I know it is too late for me
Too late, too late