Place Des Grands Hommes

We had said rendezvous in ten years
Same day, same time, same apples
We'll see when we're thirty
On the steps of the Place of Great Men

The day has come and so have I
But I don't want to be the first
If we had nothing left to say and if and if
I take detours in the neighborhood
It's crazy how a spring twilight
Recalls the same twilight as ten years ago
Sidewalks worn by lowered gazes
What have I done with these years?
I didn't float peacefully on the water
I didn't swim with the wind at my back
Final stretch, Rue Soufflot
How many will be there 4, 3, 2, 1, 0?

We had said rendezvous in ten years
Same day, same time, same apples
We'll see when we're thirty
On the steps of the Place of Great Men

I had so often wanted her
Will the beautiful Sév'rine look at me?
Eric wanted to explore the subconscious
Does he come back to the surface from time to time?
I'm a little afraid to cross the mirror
If I don't go there... I would have been wrong for one night
In front of an antique shop window
I imagine the reunion of friendship
"You haven't changed, what have you been up to?
You got married, you have three kids
You succeeded, are you a doctor?
And you Pascale, are you still laughing for no reason?"

We had said rendezvous in ten years
Same day, same time, same apples
We'll see when we're thirty
On the steps of the Place of Great Men

I've known high tides and low tides
Like you, like you, like you
I've encountered storms and gales
Like you, like you, like you
Each dead love has made room for a new one
And you, and you... and you?
And you Marco who simply aspired to be happy in life
Have you succeeded in your bet?
And you François, and you Laurence, and you Marion
And you Gégé... and you Bruno, and you Évelyne?

Well, it's great, friends!
We've said it all, we shake hands!
We can't put ten years on the table
Like laying out your Scrabble letters
In the shop window I see the reflection
Of a high school girl behind me
If she goes left, I'll follow her
If it's right... Wait for me!
Wait for me! Wait for me! Wait for me!

We had said rendezvous in ten years
Same day, same time, same apples
We'll see when we're thirty
If we've become great men
Great men... great men

Hey, what if we had a rendezvous in ten years?