Forstadsdrømme [English translation]

I grew up among the heroes of the suburb

Row house and dream cake

And the smell of new-mown grass on summer days

I remember when we stole plums from Mrs. Jensen's tree

And how we'd hide on the roof of the school building

Surrounded by streets and beech leaves

Deep forests that almost had no end to them

New paths took shape each time you'd take a step

Everything about the world seemed big and wonderful

Had my first skateboard at about the fourth grade

Learned how to make an ollie over a beer crate

Bright nights

We'd hang out on the red square

Suddenly you were a teenager giving it your all

Dad was a doctor

Mom was a pedagogue

Still it felt like

I got a little of both

Now I have a doctorate in poetry and popmusic

Grownups respect me and the kids think

We're the shit

Always had the urge to break out

Put my first verse with Jon & Jules in Birkerød

In a small studio

Without much experience

Even still the day felt like a

Revelation

I remember clearly Nik saying that if we keep it up

Someday for sure we'll be as big as DGP

Next goal was replaced by another

And I saw my world transformed

It doesn't matter what the day brings

Doesn't matter where the journey ends

As long as I have my dreams with me

Then it's okay, okay

It doesn't matter what the day brings

Cause the whole world is waiting

As long as I have my dreams with me

And suddenly the whole country is singing your name...

Na na na na

Na na na næ

Na na na na næ

Na na na na

As long as I have my dreams with me

And suddenly the whole country is singing your name...

Na na na na

Na na na næ

Na na na na næ

Na na na na

As long as I have my dreams with me

Pure young punk

Skateboard in my daddy's trunk

Mountaintops waiting for us to climb

them

bm

see them

you know who

The rear-rank men from the suburbs

and out into the world

There was a time before costume made suits

and Air 1's

I rocked Raiders pants and Reebok pumps

And my thoughts fly to the blackbird

I buried under a stone in the carport

See an image of my brother in a blue pajamas

in a hospital bed

He was just about to leave us

But thanks God he stayed

You mighty moon, thank you for making me able to write

I am not just a hipster

No, I'm one of the real artists

And it will show

When we blow up again and again without

breaking

Cause we're not one of those who's stuck on

the red carpet

And the version of ourselves that we once was

pops up as a distant memory in a song

As if to say

Come on, we'll live the dream again tomorrow

It doesn't matter what the day brings

Doesn't matter where the journey ends

As long as I have my dreams with me

Then it's okay, okay

It doesn't matter what the day brings

Cause the whole world is waiting

As long as I have my dreams with me

And suddenly the whole country is singing your name...

Na na na na

Na na na næ

Na na na na næ

Na na na na

As long as I have my dreams with me

And suddenly the whole country is singing your name...

Na na na na

Na na na næ

Na na na na næ

Na na na na

As long as I have my dreams with me

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

Oh my mother sang "The sun is so red" to me

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

And I saw my world transform

Hey, ohh

• Artist:Nik & Jay
• Album:United