| Nogen gange bli’r jeg bange for den verden, jeg har sat dig i
| Sometimes I get scared of the world I've put you in
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| Jeg håber, det' et sted, hvor der bli’r plads til leg
| I hope it's a place where there will be room for play
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| For du' så lille, vi har ingen gang lært dig at tælle til ti
| Because you're so little, we never taught you to count to ten
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| Og før vi gør det, ka' alt ha' ændret sig
| And before we do, everything may have changed
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| Der' så mange ting, jeg godt vil sige
| There are so many things I want to say
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| Den verden du bli’r voksen i
| The world you grow up in
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| Er et andet sted, end dengang jeg var barn
| Is a different place than when I was a child
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| Og måske en dag, du rejser ud verdensrummet
| And maybe one day you will travel to outer space
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| Med tusind lysår i sekundet
| At a thousand light years per second
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| Men så husk mit råd, når du når frem
| But remember my advice when you get there
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| For ser du, nogen ting vil altid være de samme
| Because you see, some things will always be the same
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| Hey, hva' end du gør derude, så pas på pigerne
| Hey, whatever you're doing out there, watch out for the girls
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| De ska' nok for væltet murene, hvis de virkelige vil
| They will probably knock down the walls if they really want to
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| Og hvis du ska', så tag afsted, en rejse ud i kærlighed
| And if you must, go, a journey into love
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| Og pas på hendes hjerte, den dag hun gi’r dig det
| And take care of her heart the day she gives it to you
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| For nogen ting vil altid være de samme
| Because some things will always be the same
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| Min far har altid sagt, at man sku' se folk i øjnene
| My father always said to look people in the eye
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| Møde verden med et smil og ræk' hånden frem
| Meet the world with a smile and reach out
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| Han sagde: «Hold begge ben på jorden, men vær ikk' bange for højderne»
| He said: «Keep both feet on the ground, but don't be afraid of heights»
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| Jeg håber, du får bare lidt med af ham
| I hope you get just a little of him
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| Og jeg ku' gi' dig alt, jeg ved om verden
| And I could give you everything I know about the world
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| I rim og remser, så du ku' lære dem
| In rhymes and strips, so you could learn them
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| Til dagen hvor jeg ikke er her mer'
| Until the day I'm not here anymore'
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| Men måske en dag du rejser ud verdensrummet
| But maybe one day you will travel to outer space
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| Med tusind lysår i sekundet
| At a thousand light years per second
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| Jeg ved jo faktisk ikke, hva' der sker
| I don't really know what's going on
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| Så det bedste, jeg ka' gi' dig, kommer her
| So the best I can give you is here
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| Hey, hva' end du gør derude, så pas på pigerne
| Hey, whatever you're doing out there, watch out for the girls
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| De ska' nok for væltet murene, hvis de virkelige vil
| They will probably knock down the walls if they really want to
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| Og hvis du ska', så tag afsted, en rejse ud i kærlighed
| And if you must, go, a journey into love
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| Og pas på hendes hjerte, den dag hun gi’r dig det
| And take care of her heart the day she gives it to you
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| For nogen ting vil altid være de samme
| Because some things will always be the same
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| Jeg ved jo godt, at når du kigger på et billede af din mor og mig
| After all, I know that when you look at a picture of your mother and me
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| Så ligner vi nok nogen, der har haft en plan
| Then we probably look like someone who had a plan
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| Men vi lærte alting undervejs
| But we learned everything along the way
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| Vi gætted' os frem, og vi laved' fejl
| We guessed and we made mistakes
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| Der' faktisk ingen, der rigtig har et svar
| In fact, no one really has an answer
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| Men sku' det ske en dag, du bli’r i tvivl, så ska' du vide
| But if it happens one day that you are in doubt, then you will know
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| At du kom hertil i kærlighed
| That you came here in love
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| Og det bedste, jeg har gjort, er at bli' din far
| And the best thing I've done is become your father
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| Så husk på det i hvert et skridt du ta’r
| So keep that in mind in every step you take
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| Selvom jeg en dag sku' ta' herfra
| Although one day I'll leave here
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| Så husk på det i hvert et skridt du ta’r | So keep that in mind in every step you take |