Tiefflieger English translation
von Kärbholz

We were low-flyers, moped gangsters
Knew nothing but thought we knew everything
Dreamed at night of girls and tattoos
And even though today we’re older and fatter
Basically, nothing has changed
If you want to measure up to us, try it
Can you still remember?
How it was back then
We lived carefree
From night to night, from day to day

The old songs, I recently
Listened to them again
Found them
On a cassette, almost destroyed

We could still spend the summer
On a meadow with a fire
And the very best friends
I still hear their laughter today
I still hear the songs of longing and rebellion


Against parents and teachers
Against parents and teachers

We were low-flyers, moped gangsters
Knew nothing but thought we knew everything
Dreamed at night of girls and tattoos
And even though today we’re older and fatter
Basically, nothing has changed
If you want to measure up to us, try it

Those were songs of longing
Were songs of happiness
Some dreams came true
Some did not

If I had laughed back then
If I had known
What some of them
Are doing today
Are doing today


We were low-flyers, moped gangsters
Knew nothing but thought we knew everything
Dreamed at night of girls and tattoos
And even though today we’re older and fatter
Basically, nothing has changed
If you want to measure up to us, try it

There was Tom and Lisa
And they were still a couple then
Today Tom’s hooked on the bottle
Lisa is no longer here

Many faces, some names
I don’t know anymore today
But I would recognize you
Even though it’s been so long

And I’m glad when I see you again
Because you always meet twice

We were low-flyers, moped gangsters
Knew nothing but thought we knew everything
Dreamed at night of girls and tattoos
And even though today we’re older and fatter
Basically, nothing has changed
If you want to measure up to us, try it

We were low-flyers, moped gangsters
Knew nothing but thought we knew everything
Dreamed at night of girls and tattoos
And even though today we’re older and fatter
Basically, nothing has changed
If you want to measure up to us, try it

We were low-flyers, moped gangsters
Knew nothing but thought we knew everything
Dreamed at night of girls and tattoos
And even though today we’re older and fatter
Basically, nothing has changed
If you want to measure up to us, try it