[Part 1]:
I'm born here and will grow old out here
I'm a Turk with indefinite residence
You needn't look at me like that, homie[?], just because I've got black hair
It wasn't easy here, it's been 26 hard years
And our parents, canim, needed the money
They've worked hard here and built a new world
Dad was hassled as if he was a terrorist
Therefore today I live where the toughest ghetto is
Where only Kurds, Russians, Arabs and Turks live
Where people must fight for a small salary
You're well off up there but it's hard for us down here
For you we are wogs but still must join the army
I am not fascist - I've just grown up like this
When I'm in East Germany, I also know some skinheads
We're at home here, it's about time you get it today
Almost everyone of us on the street's got a German passport
[Hook]:
I'm a foreigner but I'm born here
Too many are in prison, only a few have become something
I'm a foreigner, canim, it's not been easy for us here
The street in the ghetto hasn't made anybody rich
I'm a foreigner but Berlin is my home
My home, my city, sometimes you also get your face smashed here
I'm a foreigner but for you I'm a wog, canim,
but still I'm here and live under the German flag
[Part 2]:
There are many gangs here and too many daredevils
Yes it's true, most of them are foreigners
Look, every other one in our district has got a criminal record
You act like a gangster but nobody in your village is tough
In the past everything was different, I've also stolen
And some good friends of mine have been deported
I know one has no reason and no right to attack someone
But they'll always find a reason to turn you in
And today we beat up each other
Much has changed - it's not like 30 years ago
Back then we stuck together and were just against nazis
Now you've got trouble with people you see every day
But in my district we're like a family
I like living in Schöneberg because I love everyone here
I can't go away because I need this place
Look, Berlin is my home
Berlin is our home
[Hook]:
I'm a foreigner but I'm born here
Too many are in prison, only a few have become something
I'm a foreigner, canim, it's not been easy for us here
The street in the ghetto hasn't made anybody rich
I'm a foreigner but Berlin is my home
My home, my city, sometimes you also get your face smashed here
I'm a foreigner but for you I'm a wog, canim,
but still I'm here and live under the German flag
[Part 3]:
You have to believe me, dealing with you isn't easy
You throw us all together and say we're all the same
I often fought, but my brother didn't want to be like that
But still he can't go to any club because of his looks
Turks kill for honour and also go on a caper
And some Germans rather have sex with little children
Not all of us would deal in coke or heroin
I mean, I also don't say every German is mental and paedophile
It's like a vine with big and small grapes
If one is bad it doesn't mean that all are rotten the same
We had to fight and never wanted anything from you
You should just know, we're also a part of the German people
[Hook]:
I'm a foreigner but I'm born here
Too many are in prison, only a few have become something
I'm a foreigner, canim, it's not been easy for us here
The street in the ghetto hasn't made anybody rich
I'm a foreigner but Berlin is my home
My home, my city, sometimes you also get your face smashed here
I'm a foreigner but for you I'm a wog, canim,
but still I'm here and live under the German flag