| Solen gҐr upp ¶ver kҐk och gr¤nd
| The sun rises over the kitchen and alley
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| VҐren ¤r ung och oanv¤nd
| Ours is young and unused
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| SҐngen ekar frҐn himmelen s¤nd
| The song echoes from heaven
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| Det ¤r ett stort liv
| It's a big life
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| Jag har sett hur du k¤mpar f¶r att ta dig loss
| I've seen you struggle to break free
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| Hur r¶sten manar: StҐ upp och slҐss
| How the voice urges: Get up and fight
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| Hur dumheten sprakar med tomtebloss
| How stupidity crackles with sparklers
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| Hur den fadda massan skriker: Kom med oss
| How the fat mass shouts: Come with us
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| Det ¤r ett tufft liv
| It's a tough life
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| Min ungdom kommer aldrig igen
| My youth will never come again
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| Jag har sҐ mycket f¶rstҐnd att f¶rlora ¤n
| I have so much sense to lose than that
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| SҐ jag lovar dig inget, min k¤raste v¤n
| So I promise you nothing, my dear friend
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| Det ¤r ett kort liv
| It's a short life
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| Jag f¶rstod nog aldrig vad dom sa till mig
| I probably never understood what they said to me
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| N¤r jag satt i dom b¤nkarna man bildar sig
| When I sat in the benches you form
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| Jag har gҐtt dom v¤gar ingen visat mig
| I've gone those ways no one showed me
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| Det ¤r ett h¶gt liv
| It's a high life
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| Jag reste iv¤g f¶r att fҐ nҐnting gjort
| I left because something was done
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| Jag trodde sporren fanns pҐ annan ort
| I thought the spur was in another place
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| Men deras klockor gick lika fort
| But their watches went just as fast
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| Det ¤r ett snabbt liv
| It's a fast life
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| Jag satt i en bar lҐngt v¤sterut
| I was sitting in a bar far to the west
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| D¤r jag k¤nner mig hemma och jag vart f¶rut
| Where I feel at home and I was gone
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| PҐ TV: n visade man ett lyckligt slut
| On TV, they showed a happy ending
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| och allt sҐg pl¶tsligt lite b¤ttre ut
| and everything suddenly looked a little better
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| Det ¤r ett gott liv
| It's a good life
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| Jag gick pҐ en gata mot ett ¤ventyr
| I was walking down a street on an adventure
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| D¤r spriten var billig men fyllan dyr
| Where spirits were cheap but filling expensive
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| Man fattar l¤tt varf¶r m¤nskor flyr
| It's easy to understand why people flee
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| Det ¤r ett hҐrt liv
| It's a hard life
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| Jag satt pҐ ett m¶te bland viktiga m¤n
| I was sitting in a meeting with important men
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| Dom sa: Du har inte hittat din marknad ¤n
| They said: You have not found your market yet
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| men skriv pҐ f¶r oss sҐ kan vi snacka sen
| but write for us so we can talk later
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| Jag gick min v¤g och kom aldrig igen
| I went my way and never came again
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| Det ¤r ett fritt liv
| It's a free life
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| Jag tog mig upp pҐ ett skyh¶gt berg
| I climbed a soaring mountain
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| Jag trodde livet skulle byta f¤rg
| I thought life would change color
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| Men svindeln sk¤lvde genom ben och m¤rg
| But the dizziness shook through bones and marrow
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| Det ¤r ett farligt liv
| It's a dangerous life
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| Jag satt pҐ en brygga lҐngt hemifrҐn
| I was sitting on a jetty far from home
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| MҐnen lyste ¶ver silverstrҐn
| The moon shone over silver rays
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| Maria var naken och klev ner i Ґn
| Maria was naked and stepped into the river
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| Det ¤r det jag har fҐtt mina dr¶mmar frҐn
| That's what I've got my dreams from
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| Det ¤r ett sk¶nt liv
| It's a beautiful life
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| Jag satsade allt pҐ d¶d mans hand
| I bet everything on the dead man's hand
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| Jag dr¶mde om en suite pҐ Grand
| I dreamed of a suite at the Grand
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| Jag hamnade i en etta i andra hand
| I ended up in a one in the second hand
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| sҐ jag satsade den med, f¶r jag fick blodad tand
| so I bet it, because I got a bleeding tooth
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| Det ¤r ett dj¤rvt liv
| It's a bold life
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| Jag kl¤ttrade ner i en bottenl¶s brunn
| I climbed into a bottomless well
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| Du ska vara med om allt f¶r att fҐ mҐl i mun
| You have to be part of everything to get goals in your mouth
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| Djupet ¤r vackert men gr¤nsen tunn
| The depth is beautiful but the border is thin
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| Det ¤r ett svҐrt liv
| It's a difficult life
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| Men solen gҐr upp ¶ver kҐk och gr¤nd
| But the sun rises over the kitchen and alley
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| VҐren ¤r ung och oanv¤nd
| Ours is young and unused
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| SҐngen ekar frҐn himmelen s¤nd
| The song echoes from heaven
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| Det ¤r ett stort liv
| It's a big life
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| Det ¤r ett stort liv
| It's a big life
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| Det ¤r ett stort liv
| It's a big life
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| Det ¤r ett stort liv… | It's a big life… |