Rockstar

They didn't give us a euro, but they gave us grades
As if numbers were important
And I wanted the lowest, but I aimed higher
I did it to stand out from the others
You don't know how much I envied you if you sang
For my father there were no excuses
And he locked me up to get into a school
Like a tree to come out like a streetlight pole

How much smoke in a moving car
From an awkward silence a memory will be born
What you want to tell me is written on your face
Everyone with leather jackets like punks
Do you remember your jacket?
I put studs on it
I don't think you'll like it

Forgive me dad
But I'm a rockstar
We are the rockstars

I see myself in you, always late
You see yourself in me, maybe from the look
You grew up in the countryside, I grew up in the city
You on Sundays in church while I pray in a pub
And maybe God is not for me
Maybe this life is not for me
While some friend is enough for three
They settle for a job that is not great
And I still believe in it

How many dreams in a moving car
From an awkward silence a regret will be born
What you want to tell me is written on your face
Everyone with leather jackets like punks
Do you remember your jacket?
There were studs in the pocket
I removed them a few years ago

Forgive me dad
But I'm a rockstar
We are the rockstars

What place is mine?
I know you're upset and I suffer a bit too
But leaving for a trip is like saying goodbye
Because when I come back I'll be different and I
How many times have I disappointed you, how many mistakes have I made?
But it's from you that I learned to aim high
Achieve your dreams, not someone else's

Forgive me dad
But I'm a rockstar
We are the rockstars
We are the rockstars
We are the rockstars