Kuinka kauan vielä?
J. Karjalainen
How Much Longer?
You asked, "How much longer
Do we have to hide?"
You asked, "How much longer
Do we have to hide?"
I said, "We’ll be here
As long as it takes
To get by."
I said, "We’ll be here
As long as it takes
To get by."
You said, "It’s getting hot in here"
And you stripped off your extra clothes.
You said, "It’s getting hot in here"
And you stripped off your extra clothes.
I looked out the window and traveled
From one end of the country to the other.
I looked out the window and traveled
From one end of the country to the other.
I walked along the roadside,
I walked along the tracks.
I walked along the roadside,
I walked along the tracks.
I came down to the riverbank,
It was May.
I came down to the riverbank,
It was May.
I don’t know anything about
Those scraps of the parka.
I don’t know anything about
Those scraps of the parka.
It had to be someone else,
Another traveler.
It had to be someone else,
Another traveler.
You asked, "How much longer?"
You asked, "How much longer?"
You asked, "How much longer?"
You asked, "How much longer?"
I said, "We’ll be here
As long as it takes
To get by."
I said, "We’ll be here
As long as it takes
To get by."