| Loin derrière
| Far behind
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| Loin derrière
| Far behind
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| Si fallait qu’on nous trace le chemin
| If we had to be shown the way
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| On serait déja
| We would already be
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| Loin derrière
| Far behind
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| Je voit l’homme qui attends
| I see the man waiting
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| Qu’on vienne à son secours
| Let's come to his rescue
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| Entre fausses promesses
| Between false promises
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| Faux espoirs, il attends son tour
| False hopes, he waits his turn
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| Je vois l’homme qui surprends
| I see the man who surprises
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| Prés au milieu des tours
| Meadows in the middle of the towers
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| Le courage et l’adresse
| Courage and Skill
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| La quête pour de meilleurs jours
| The quest for better days
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| Et y a ceux qui se disent que c’est rien c’est facile
| And there are those who say to themselves that it's nothing, it's easy
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| Sa vient du jour au lendemain
| Its coming overnight
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| Y a les autres qui pensent que c’est beaucoups de chance
| There are others who think it's a lot of luck
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| Que le travail y est pour rien
| That the work is for nothing
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| Et y a ceux qui comprennent
| And there are those who understand
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| Ceux qui se démennent et qui cherche du soir au matin
| Those who struggle and search from evening to morning
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| Pour trouver la bonne voie
| To find the right way
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| Casser les doutes
| Break the doubts
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| Et penser au lendemain
| And think about tomorrow
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| Loin derrière
| Far behind
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| Loin derrière
| Far behind
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| S’il fallait qu’on attendent la main
| If we had to wait for the hand
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| Tendue on serait
| Tense we'd be
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| Loin derrière
| Far behind
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| Loin derrière
| Far behind
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| S’il fallait qu’on nous trace le chemin
| If we had to be shown the way
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| On serait déja loin derrière
| We'd already be far behind
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| Je voit beaucoups de gens
| I see a lot of people
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| Je voit beaucoups de frime
| I see a lot of show off
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| J’ai connu ces battants
| I knew these fighters
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| Ceux qui s’accrochent au moindre signe
| Those who cling to the slightest sign
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| Et j’ai connu ces mamans
| And I knew these moms
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| Qui comptaient les centimes
| Who counted the pennies
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| Pour nourrir les enfants
| To feed the children
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| Vivre
| Live
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| Et rester digne
| And stay worthy
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| Et y a ceux qui regrettent
| And there are those who regret
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| Et qui vivent de ci
| And who live from here
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| J’avais ci, j’avais ci, j’avais ca
| I had this, I had this, I had that
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| Qui n’ont pas le courage
| Who don't have the courage
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| De tenter, d’immiter, qui préfères dire c’est pas pour moi
| To try, to imitate, who would rather say it's not for me
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| Et y ceux qui se lèvent
| And there those who rise
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| Se disent, c’est marche ou crève et partent au combat
| Say to themselves, it's do or die and go to battle
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| A bien y penser
| Come to think of it
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| Peu importe qui tu es
| It doesn't matter who you are
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| C’est un peu ça la vie ici bas
| It's a bit like life down here
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| Loin derrière
| Far behind
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| Oh
| Oh
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| Loin derrière
| Far behind
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| On serait déja loin derrière
| We'd already be far behind
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| Derrière
| Rear
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| Et loin derrière
| And far behind
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| Loin derrière
| Far behind
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| On serait déja loin derrière | We'd already be far behind |