Ich zieh' meinen Hut [English translation]

I've been racing thru this life

I skidded off the bends

I knocked out myself

and always kept on gambling

Where something was going on - I was there

Was the sorcerer in every bar

I was beyond every border - and so much further

Man, I almost lost myself

But such a hero falls down, stands up, starts all over again

Refrain

But you've always been with me somehow

Like a brilliant melody

that gripped me and took me home

And you were there, when I was shattered

and no matter what I did

you've never booed

Mille grazie, I take off my hat to you

You've been always there for me

on the highway to hell

Rock heroes die young

Rock heroes live fast

Yeah, one risks a lot

for the special kick

Many times I crossed the great divide

But you coolly saved my life

'cause no one ever loved me like this

You're a guardian angel doing overtime

Refrain x2

• Artist:Udo Lindenberg
• Album:Stark wie Zwei (2008)