Kwas nog geen jaar in de zomer van 1976 Mor ze zeggen dat die terug mag komen Op den afrijs stonden hartjes me sam en sofie ‘T schijnt dat die twee kindjes ee gekocht Curieus of dat die ook zelf ijslolly’s maken Me kaarten op hun spaken rondfietsen En drinken door rietjes me van die bochten
Flippo’s verwelken bionicles vergaan Mar poezie-albummekes blijven bеstaan Lievelingskleur geel, liеvelingseten chinees Garnalen in zoetzuur mayonaise van ’t frituur En niks ga echt weg en alles komt terug Lek de slechte in films of de zeer in mijne rug En wa doede me nen boemerang agge die muug zij
Alles, alles komt terug Alles, alles komt terug
En later als ik dood zen dan tel ik tot tien En dan mag ik nog is terug en wa gaget toch zo vlug ‘T is weeral bekan nievejaar Waar is ’t te doen van ’t jaar Wa meugen w’olle wensen Een abonnementje op de fitness Of gon we mor is stoppen me stoppen Want dieje koffie komt terug En da smoren komt terug En da zat zijn komt terug En die kilo’s komen zeker terug
Ik moest as kind me nor de mis Wa hebbekik gebeden da pater jan zou zeggen Gaat u allen heen in vrede En ’t stond in mijn gazet ‘T was weer geen weer aan de zee Te koud te nat te droog te warm ‘T zit die mensen echt ni mee
En niks ga echt weg en alles komt terug Lek as ’t ende van de maand Of dieje goal van Georges Grün En mijne schrik voor feestjes Want wa moete weeral geven
Alles, alles komt terug Alles, alles komt terug Alles, alles komt terug Alles, ja alles komt terug
Van barcelona de duiven Honden die ruiven En hou in ’t oog straks de kuskesdans op fuiven Lange jannen, nieve mannen En daarna mannen die gewoon de gas doen branden Alles, alles, alles, alles, alles komt terug Alles komt terug Alles komt terug Alles komt terug Waarom dan gij ni? Waarom dan gij ni? Waarom dan gij ni?
Mocht je me op een dag verlaten dan zal ik je laten gaan Mocht er geen manier om je terug te halen bestaan
Dan zal ik verdwalen in de kou en dat komt dan allemaal door jou Dan drink ik me elke dag zat en eet alleen nog chocolade
Heb ik je ooit toegegeven dat ik lijd aan verlatingsangst Eerlijk zijn duurt al is het maar even het langst
Dan zal ik verdwalen in de kou en dat komt dan allemaal door jou Dan drink ik me elke dag zat en eet alleen nog chocolade
Dan krijgen de kippen geen eten en de katten geen voer Dan ligt de decadentie met natte lippen op de loer Leef ik op koeken en whisky Op jenever en bier Ik trap het af ik trap het af, ik ga voor eeuwig op zwier
Dan koop ik een Porsche of zo’n foute Jaguar Ik noem me Benoit of ik noem me Georges En ik blondeer mijn haar Dan rij ik naar Parijs en onder een brug Trakteer ik alle clochards op wijn en op drugs
Mocht je me op een dag verlaten dan zal ik je laten gaan Mocht er geen manier om je terug te halen bestaan
Dan zal ik verdwalen in de kou en dat komt dan allemaal door jou Dan zuip ik me elke dag zat en eet alleen nog chocolade
Dan pap ik aan met foute grieten en maak ze zwanger bovendien En als die trienen dan bevallen wil ik die babies niet eens zien
Ik zet zwarte bij rooie mieren tot er geen enkele overleeft En ik vertel alle kindjes dat de Sint terminale kanker heeft
Ik infiltreer in de zoo, spuit heroïne in een giraffe Ik bezoek alleen nog ouwe vrouwtjes en troggel hun erfenissen af
Ik gooi mijn hersens op slot, vind alle gore moppen tof Ik stem voor zero tolerance en koop een kalashnikov
Mocht je me op een dag verlaten dan zal ik me laten gaan Mocht er geen manier om je terug te halen bestaan
I’m going under and this time I fear there’s no one to save me This all or nothing really got a way of driving me crazy I need somebody to heal Somebody to know Somebody to have Somebody to hold It’s easy to say But it’s never the same I guess I kinda liked the way you numbed all the pain
Now the day bleeds Into nightfall And you’re not here To get me through it all I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
I’m going under and this time I fear there’s no one to turn to This all or nothing way of loving got me sleeping without you Now, I need somebody to know Somebody to heal Somebody to have Just to know how it feels It’s easy to say but it’s never the same I guess I kinda liked the way you helped me escape
Now the day bleeds Into nightfall And you’re not here To get me through it all I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
And I tend to close my eyes when it hurts sometimes I fall into your arms I’ll be safe in your sound ’til I come back around
For now the day bleeds Into nightfall And you’re not here To get me through it all I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
But now the day bleeds Into nightfall And you’re not here To get me through it all I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
I let my guard down And then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved
There’s a calm surrender To the rush of day When the heat of the rolling world Can be turned away
An enchanted moment, And it sees me through It’s enough for this restless warrior Just to be with you
And can you feel the love tonight It is where we are It’s enough for this wide-eyed wanderer That we’ve got this far And can you feel the love tonight How it’s laid to rest? It’s enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best. There’s a time for everyone If they only learn That the twisting kaleidoscope Moves us all in turn
There’s a rhyme and reason To the wild outdoors When the heart of this starcrossed voyager Beats in time with yours
And can you feel the love tonight It is where we are It’s enough for this wide-eyed wanderer That we’ve got this far And can you feel the love tonight How it’s laid to rest? It’s enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best.
It’s enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best.
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’99 Wear sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it A long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth Until they’ve faded, but trust me, in 20 years, you’ll look back At photos of yourself and recall in a way you can’t grasp now How much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked You are not as fat as you imagine
Don’t worry about the future Or worry, but know that worrying Is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing Bubble gum The real troubles in your life Are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday Do one thing every day that scares you
Sing
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts Don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours
Floss
Don’t waste your time on jealousy Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind The race is long and in the end, it’s only with yourself Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults If you succeed in doing this, tell me how Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements
Stretch
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life The most interesting people I know Didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don’t Get plenty of calcium Be kind to your knees You’ll miss them when they’re gone
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t Maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t Maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the ‘Funky Chicken’ On your 75th wedding anniversary Whatever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much Or berate yourself either Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can Don’t be afraid of it or what other people think of it It’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room Read the directions even if you don’t follow them Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly
Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good Be nice to your siblings, they’re your best link to your past And the people most likely to stick with you in the future
Understand that friends come and go But a precious few, who should hold on
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle For as the older you get The more you need the people you knew when you were young Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard Live in northern California once but leave before it makes you soft
Travel
Accept certain inalienable truths Prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too, will get old And when you do, you’ll fantasize that when you were young Prices were reasonable, politicians were noble And children respected their elders
Respect your elders
Don’t expect anyone else to support you Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you’ll have a wealthy spouse But you never know when either one might run out
Don’t mess too much with your hair Or by the time you’re 40 it will look 85
Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past From the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts And recycling it for more than it’s worth
Tiredness fuels empty thoughts I find myself disposed Brightness fills empty space In search of inspiration
Harder now with higher speed Washing in on top of me So I look to my Eskimo friend I look to my Eskimo friend I look to my Eskimo friend When I’m down, down, down.
Rain it wets muddy roads I find myself exposed Tapping doors, but irritate In search of destination
Harder now with higher speed Washing in on top of me So I look to my Eskimo friend I look to my Eskimo friend I look to my Eskimo friend When I’m down, down, down.
When I’m down, down, down. When I’m down, down, down.
