Reich & Schön

They say everyone is the architect of their own fortune
But who knows, maybe I don't deserve any luck at all
They ask me why I don't write love songs
Look me in the eyes, tell me, do you see this hate?

Ah, I was just nineteen
And my daily life was all about causing trouble, hitting the arcade, and rolling joints
Ridiculous shit, ridiculous, I know
Goddamn, what a ridiculous time

A boy with no future, running through the streets
With nothing in his head but street stuff
Until I saw you and your eyes
Al-hamdu lillah, a dream comes true

But maybe it's just too much to ask
That you could love a boy like me
I'm a street kid, I own nothing
But I want to be honest with you, 'cause you matter to me

But you took my hand
For the first time in nineteen years, I swam ashore
Tell me, where have you been all these years?
'Cause I became invincible when you held me in your arms

Rich and beautiful? No, that's not me
I'm the wrong guy, if that matters to you
I only have my heart and my honesty
And I'm sorry, 'cause that's not enough for more

With you by my side, my dream came true
All my friends said we were a dream couple
I don't have to spend my nights wide awake
'Cause lovers don't belong in the club

You took all the hate and all the anger from me
I think fate is finally being good to me
You're not just a person, no, I would know
You must be an angel, that's why you protect me

All your friends laughed at you
You didn't give a damn, it didn't bother you
They said it looked weird
A street kid with a girl from a good family

But I'll make it all right, I promise, every kiss
So you won't have to be ashamed of me anymore
I know I only kept the last job for ten days
But you didn't see how much I was ashamed

Please trust me, I'll show everyone
Don't let anyone talk you out of it, let me stay in your life
Rich and beautiful? No, I was never that
But I was your king in my fantasy

Rich and beautiful? No, that's not me
I'm the wrong guy, if that matters to you
I only have my heart and my honesty
And I'm sorry, 'cause that's not enough for more

And now don't tell me the spark is gone
Look at yourself, you can't handle the pressure
And you wonder if I was really worth it
'Cause because of us, you only have trouble in your world

And you think your dad might be right
And your future with me will turn out bad
You need a man who's already got his life together
Not like me, daydreaming through life

Who drives a Benz and owns a nice house
You don't want to give that up like your eyesight
I can understand you well, 'cause you love shine and glamour
And in your world, I'm just a sick bum

They laugh at me, call me street kid
And you laughed along at the street kid
At the boy who stood at your window at night
And called your name, forget this street thief

I'm gone, where I'm appreciated
Where they don't look at me like I came from the Enterprise
Your love was just a big joke
And because of it, I became the boy without a heart

Rich and beautiful? No, that's not me
I'm the wrong guy, if that matters to you
I only have my heart and my honesty
And I'm sorry, 'cause that's not enough for more