We were wild children
With holey pockets
Faces of the wounded
Grinding our teeth in rage
And wearing out all the concrete in the neighborhood
We didn't need to be wise
A few jokes as a sign of friendship
Messing around on the beaches
And Strasbourg as we imagined it

And even if we've grown up
We promised ourselves to stay brats
And even if we've grown up
Carrying our fractures and bumps

We were ageless children
We took some hooks in the face
Like birds pulling away from their cage
To finally become who we were
We were perfect for this earth
We hadn't learned to pretend
We all dreamed of crossing the border
To Strasbourg of course

And even if we've grown up
We promised ourselves to stay brats
And even if we've grown up
Carrying our fractures and bumps

Like in Renaud's songs
If we jumped in puddles
If we played in dead ends
Just to have a laugh
A few friends, an old sound system
And we invite ourselves to the journey
To Strasbourg or the whole world

And even if we've grown up
We promised ourselves to stay brats
And even if we've grown up
Carrying our fractures and bumps

And even if we've grown up
We promised ourselves to stay brats
And even if we've grown up
Carrying our fractures and bumps

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