I remember as if it was yesterday
The day we met
And when I confessed to your mother
That you were the one I was waiting for
I remember a first protest
Throwing eggs at their windows
I came close to getting punched
When I spoke a little too much
I remember my first beer well
But not the ones that followed
The first time you smiled at me
I remember it as if it was yesterday

I remember as if it was yesterday
Playing cowboy on my chair
Hitting my backhand with both hands
Crying for the Twin Towers in New York
I remember a math problem
With a bathtub to fill
And I remember a small box
Where I piled up all my memories
I remember my grandmother's voice
The jars of jam on the table
Monopoly or Scrabble
I remember it as if it was yesterday

I remember as if it was yesterday
Having Paris at my window
For a native of Creuse, it's clear
It's like changing planets
I remember a half-length guitar
And the scribbles in a notebook
But let's say my first song
I'm still trying to forget it

I remember as if it was yesterday
Days of deep anger
When a factory doesn't survive the winter
And a scumbag runs the world
I remember and I will remember
To tell my kid
When he asks what it was like
Adjusting his backpack
I will of course also remember
That this phone call changed everything
And Alzheimer's can hang on
It will never be forgotten

CONSULTER LES PAROLES ORIGINALES