Farväl till släkt och vänner [English translation]

If you are the Chairman of the Central bank you can

Speculate away billions

And let the average person give money

When it is deficient in the state

But deduct for the whisky

For the end of the year party at the bank

So percieved in the media

Like a real gangster.

If you are the Minister you con fly

First class and eat lobster

And wallow at a luxury hotel

Is there no one who condemns you

But you are clumsy enough

To get caught at the candy machine

When you shop with credit cards

Which actually belong to the state

So it is farewell to relatives and friends

And the others you know

For such is the moral

In the complaints of ordinary life

If you cheat it should be big time

We can accept it

But if you wheel and deal with small items

You will be ashamed.

If you abuse your wife

And oppress your youngsters

And drink up your wages

So that your neighbor will choose to look the other way

But if you don't look after

That lawn is trimmed

Then hell breaks loose;

So the neighbor becomes angry.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

So it is farewell to relatives and friends

And the others you know

For such is the moral

In the complaints of ordinary life

If you cheat it should be big time

We can accept it

But if you wheel and deal with small items

You will be ashamed

• Artist:Björn Afzelius
• Album:Elsinore (1999)