Men come and go, after the ebb comes the flood
Sometimes I felt bad and sometimes not so good
From Bremen to Hamburg, over Munich and Sylt
It sounds kind of boring, but for me it was wild
I've been through a lot and survived it all
No matter if it's about Bermuda shorts or Modern Talking
Many fires have gone out, only one glows constantly
The cigarette in my hand

What did we smoke and everywhere and constantly
Today I also ask myself, was that necessary?
I don't really think so, but it would have been a shame
There would have been other friends and stories
I'm sure my life would have turned out differently
If I had never started smoking

If I had never started, I wouldn't have missed it
I would have smelled better, but kissed less
Hanging out with the guys at the ashtray, in front of the pubs
First they gave me a light and then their number
Puffing during lunch break, the old ones stayed in the closet
We became friends and both got sick
Smokers have humor, the best jokes so far
I should know, most of them came from me

What did we smoke and everywhere and constantly
Today I also ask myself, was that necessary?
I don't really think so, but it would have been a shame
There would have been other friends and stories
I'm sure my life would have turned out differently
If I had never started smoking

I smoke out of habit and also because it suits me
Sometimes just to watch time go by
If I ever quit, to avoid endangering myself
I would really be afraid of getting as old as Helmut Schmidt

I'm sure my life would have turned out differently
If I had never started, ah

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