This Town Is Not My Home

This Town Is Not My Home

This Town Is Not My Home

I'm not at home in this cityIn dieser Stadt bin ich nicht zuhaus'
We have nothing to say to each otherWir haben uns nichts zu sagen
Here I unpacked my suitcasesHier packte ich meine Koffer aus
Without pitching the tentsOhne die Zelte aufzuschlagen

Because this city has no faceDenn diese Stadt hat kein Gesicht
This invites you to lingerDas einlädt zum Verweilen
The streets don't rhyme hereDie Straßen reimen sich hier nicht
Like other good linesWie and're gute Zeilen

This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
Oh, nooh, no
No, noNo no

The houses here are self-confidentDie Häuser sind hier selbstbewußt
And tend to exaggerateUnd neigen zum Übertreiben
And you just don’t feel likeUnd man hat einfach keine Lust
To write a poem hereHier ein Gedicht zu schreiben

You wouldn't want to be a child here eitherHier wär' man auch nicht gerne Kind
And don't like to be buried eitherUnd auch nicht gern' begraben
Here you sometimes want to be like the windHier möcht' man manchmal wie der Wind
Such big steps haveSo große Schritte haben

This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
Oh, nooh, no
No, noNo no

Here one longs for backyardHier sehnt man sich nach Hinterhof
And the cinema around the cornerUnd dem Kino um die Ecke
After house walls with 'Hans is stupid'Nach Häuserwänden mit 'Hans ist doof'
And a gorse hedgeUnd einer Ginsterhecke

After the postman on the bikeNach dem Briefträger auf dem Rad
And time to write lettersUnd Zeit zum Briefeschreiben
And after the pub that was goodUnd nach dem Wirtshaus das gut dran tat
To stay true to yourselfSich selber treu zu bleiben

This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
Oh, nooh, no
No, noNo no

Here I would like to soarHier möcht' ich gerne im Höhenflug
Flying over the rooftopsÜber die Dächer fliegen
But I know I'm not strong enoughDoch ich weiß ich bin nicht stark genug
To defeat the city hereDie Stadt hier zu besiegen

This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
Oh, nooh, no
No, noNo no

This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
No, no, no, nono, no, no, no
No, noNo no

(This town is not my home)(This town is not my home)
(This town is not my home)(This town is not my home)
(This town is not my home)(This town is not my home)
Oh, nooh, no
No, noNo no

This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
This town is not my homeThis town is not my home
Oh, nooh, no
No, noNo no