Nicht vorbei [bis es vorbei ist] [English translation]

Who ever said:

You don’t appreciate what you have,

until you realize what you had,

and then what you like is gone.

Ah, yeah, I think

I was always very good with words,

but it applies to me too:

what I say is not the same as what I do.

Listen, people always say:

the grass is always greener somewhere else,

And why, then,

can you only be wiser in retrospect?

I wish there’d be a driver’s license for relationships.

Points in New Love Springs, someone’s making 1

an accident with love.I’ve never believed that we’d have it easy,

life doesn’t come with an instruction manual.

There are some waves you just can’t flatten. 2

That means warmth is generated on a source of friction,

and it ain’t over until it’s over,

you’ve got my promise.

Chorus:

Too many tears were cried

Thought it would be over,

but it ain’t over, ‘til it’s over

(Trust me, it ain’t over,

‘cause everything eases up in time)

So many things I’m sorry for,

so many things that last,

‘cause it’s never over, ‘til it’s over

(Trust me, it ain’t over)

Oh, how nice is Panama?

You often realize what you’ve got together

when you’re somewhere else.

And I was in Zanzibar,

in Tokyo; I was in New York.

I’ve been to so many places

and I just always wanted to be gone.

And I always searched

and never knew what for,

and I always had to go on

‘cause whoever stand still, thinks.

This is the curse and blessing of our generation:

we’re searching for love and run away from it,

when it turns up.

But what is freedom, when you party alone?

And what value does love have,

if it doesn’t last like family?

We can’t always fly, we’re afraid of heights;

but before the horse runs off again,

let’s make sure the barn door is closed. 3

Chorus:

Too many tears were cried

Thought it would be over,

but it ain’t over, ‘til it’s over

(Trust me, it ain’t over,

‘cause everything eases up in time)

So many things I’m sorry for,

so many things that last,

‘cause it’s never over, ‘til it’s over

(Trust me, it ain’t over)

And we’ve seen the good

and we’ve seen the bad

from one extreme to the other

the best of life, and the nights filled with tears.

Good luck and bad luck, two wounded souls,

but we weren’t able take one away.

You grow with your problems;

we’re still standing, and stronger than ever:

The valleys crossed, the mountains moved.

What’s life teaching you?

Perhaps we can’t always win,

but everyone can decide how they lose.

I’m singing

Chorus:

Too many tears were cried

Thought it would be over,

but it ain’t over, ‘til it’s over

(Trust me, it ain’t over,

‘cause everything eases up in time)

So many things I’m sorry for,

so many things that last,

‘cause it’s never over, ‘til it’s over

(Trust me, it ain’t over)

1. Bad Liebenau, which appears to be a fictional town, and is probably a play on words, which I’m translating to “New Love Springs.” "Points" refers to how many points you have on your driver’s license. Once you’ve gone through so many points, your license gets taken away!! 2. Straight translation: Some waves simply can’t flatten. Meaning: die Wogen glätten = to pour oil on troubled water: oil has a higher viscosity than ocean water so, when it's poured from a ship, it will tend to prevent local wind waves from breaking, thus making the boat's passage safer. The metaphor means, "To calm things down".Source: answer.com (see link below).3. Straight translation: Doch bevor’s noch mal in Brunnen fällt, bringen wir dem Kind schwimmen bei = but before he/she falls in the well again, we’ll teach the child to swim. Meaning: do something now, before it’s too late.