| Sur le quai
| On the dock
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| Je traîne mes valises
| I drag my suitcases
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| Des valises, j’en ai plein les mains
| Suitcases, my hands are full
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| Des valises sous les yeux
| Suitcases under the eyes
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| Mais j’m’en fous
| But I don't care
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| J’ai pas choisi, j’sais pas choisir
| I didn't choose, I don't know how to choose
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| Alors peu importe
| So it doesn't matter
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| Ce que j’emporte, ce que je laisse
| What I take, what I leave
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| C’est un peu de moi, c’est toujours moi
| It's a bit of me, it's always me
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| Dans cette vie d’barge
| In this barge life
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| Qui m’emmène au large
| that takes me out to sea
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| A fond la caisse
| Full speed
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| Je prends l’Express
| I take the Express
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| Dans cette vie d’barge
| In this barge life
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| Qui m’emmène au large
| that takes me out to sea
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| A fond la caisse
| Full speed
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| Ce train roule sans cesse
| This train keeps rolling
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| Et j’ai pensé à tous ces trucs, qui m’emmerdent
| And I thought about all these things, that piss me off
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| Les visages de ceux qui ont peur
| The faces of those who are afraid
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| Ce qui ont peur me font peur
| Those who are scared scare me
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| Si par ici il n’y a plus rien
| If around here there's nothing left
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| Je prendrai le premier train
| I'll take the first train
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| Car au bout des tunnels, il y a toujours du ciel
| 'Cause at the end of the tunnels there's always sky
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| Et la vie qui m’appelle
| And the life that calls me
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| Dans cette vie d’barge
| In this barge life
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| Qui m’emmène au large
| that takes me out to sea
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| A fond la caisse
| Full speed
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| Je prends l’Express
| I take the Express
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| Quoi qu’il arrive
| Whatever happens
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| Dans cette vie d’barge
| In this barge life
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| A fond la caisse
| Full speed
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| Ce train roule sans cesse
| This train keeps rolling
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| Combien de trains faudra-t-il encore prendre?
| How many more trains will you have to take?
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| Combien de trains d’où il faudra descendre?
| How many trains to get off from?
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| Combien de trains faudra-t-il encore prendre?
| How many more trains will you have to take?
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| Combien de trains, combien de trains, pour ne pas redescendre?
| How many trains, how many trains, not to come back down?
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| Ce qui est raté; | What is missed; |
| c’est du passé
| It's from the past
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| Je ne veux plus y penser
| I don't want to think about it anymore
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| Ce qui est pris n’est plus à prendre
| What's taken is no longer to be taken
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| Et je me tue à le comprendre
| And I'm dying to figure it out
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| Tant de regards à croiser
| So many eyes to meet
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| Tant de gares à traverser
| So many stations to cross
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| Il y a tant de gens qui peuvent m’apporter
| There are so many people who can bring me
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| Me faire voyager
| Take me on a trip
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| Et je veux les voir, pourquoi pas ce soir
| And I want to see them, why not tonight
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| Je veux les voir, ne soit pas en retard
| I want to see them, don't be late
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| Car je n’veux pas descendre, je n’pourrais t’attendre, non, non, non
| Because I don't want to go down, I couldn't wait for you, no, no, no
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| Je n’veux plus redescendre, je n’me laisserai plus prendre, non, non, non
| I don't want to go down again, I won't let myself be taken anymore, no, no, no
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| Je n’veux plus redescendre, je n’me laisserai plus prendre, non, non, non---- | I don't want to go down again, I won't let myself be taken anymore, no, no, no---- |