Ich war noch niemals in New York English translation
von Udo Jürgens

And after dinner he said
Let me just go and get some cigarettes
She called after him Take the keys with you
I'll look after the little one in the meantime

He closed the door and went out silently
Into the neon-bright stairwell
It smelled of floor polish and stuffiness.
And on the stairs he thought, as if this were a departure now
I would just have to go for all time
For all time...

I've never been to New York, I've never been to Hawaii
Never walked through San Francisco in ripped jeans
I've never been to New York, I've never really been free
To be crazy for once and escape from all constraints.


And as he stood outside on the street
He remembered that he had almost everything with him
The passport, the euro checks and some money
Maybe there was a flight tonight.

He could′ take a cab there on the corner or hitchhike and just leave
The longing in him awoke again
To be full of dreams once again, to free himself from the confines here
He thought about his departure, his departure...

I've never been to New York, I've never been to Hawaii
Never walked through San Francisco in ripped jeans
I've never been to New York, I've never really been free
To be crazy for once and escape from all constraints.


Then he pocketed the cigarettes
And went home as a matter of course
Through the stairwell with floor polish and bourgeoisie
The wife shouted "Man,
Where are you, 'Dalli, Dalli′ is about to start"
She asked "Was what?" - "No, what's the matter."
I've never been to New York, I've never been to Hawaii
Never walked through San Francisco in ripped jeans
I've never been to New York, I've never really been free
To be crazy once and escape from all constraints.