Je Ne Peux Pas Rentrer Chez Moi

I can't go home
'Cause my past is already there
As soon as I open the door
It comes to escort me
And follows me step by step
Whispering to me all the time
Pointing things out with its finger
And since I dread
Its haunting presence
I can't go home

People stare at me
They feel sorry for me
Others laugh at me
As they pass by
They shove me, they mock me
But I admit
After all, I don't care
What do I care about these strangers?
I walk without hope and without aim
My heart is bankrupt
My pain is limitless
Love slipped right through my fingers
I can't go home

I can't go home
Nothing draws me there anymore
And with solitude
Not used to it
I'd rather just hang around here and there
The whole world is against me
The big bed for two is too cold
When I flop down alone
She's with someone else
I can't go home

In a moment of rage
I threw
To the bottom of the Seine
That key
Which was the chain between her and me
So she could drown in it
Like I'm drowning
In the booze I drink in bars
To cope with my despair
And they pour into my glass
Some fleeting happiness
That creates false joys in me
I can't go home

I wish I could go home
To feel her arms around my neck
To smother my anger
To push away my misery
To dry my tears on her cheeks
I wish I could go home