Berlin

This is the place where she lay her head
When she went to bed at night
And this is the place our children were conceived
Candles lit the room brightly at night

And this is the place where she cut her wrists
That odd and fateful night
And i said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And i said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling

This is the place where we used to live
I paid for it with love and blood
And these are the boxes that she kept on the shelf
Filled with her poetry and stuff

And this is the room where she took the razor
And cut her wrists that strange and fateful night
And i said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And i said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling

I never would have started if i'd known
That it's end this way
But funny thing, i'm not at all sad
That it stopped this way

This is the place where she lay her head
When she went to bed at night
And this is the place our children were conceived
Candles lit the room brightly at night

And this is the place where she cut her wrists
That odd and fateful night
And i said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And i said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling

When she walked on down the street
She was like a child staring at her feet

But when she passed the bar
And she heard the music play
She had to go in and sing
It had to be that way
She had to go in and sing
It had to be that way

And i said no, no, no
Oh, lady day
And i said no, no, no
Oh, lady day

After the applause had died down
And the people drifted away

She climbed down off the bar
And went out the door
To the hotel
That she called home
It had greenish walls
A bathroom in the hall

And i said no, no, no
Oh, lady day
And i said no, no, no
Oh, lady day
I said no, no, no
Oh, lady day
And i said no, no, no
Oh, lady day
And i said no, no, no
Oh, lady day
I said no, no, no
Oh, lady day
And i said no, no, no
Oh, lady day
And i said no, no, no
Oh, lady day
...

They're taking her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They're taking her children away
Because she was making it with sisters and brothers
And everyone else, all of the others
Like cheap officers who would
Stand there and flirt in front of me

They're taking her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They're taking her children away
Because of the things that they heard she had done
The black air force sergeant was not the first one
And all of the drugs she took, every one, every one

And i am the water boy, the real game's not over here
But my heart is overflowin' anyway
I'm just a tired man, no words to say
But since she lost her daughter
It's her eyes that fill with water
And i am much happier this way

They're taking her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They're taking her children away
Because number one was the girl friend from paris
The things that they did, ah, they didn't have to ask us
And then the welshman from india, who came here to stay

They're taking her children away
Because they said she was not a good mother
They're taking her children away
Because of the things she did in the streets
In the alleys and bars, no she couldn't be beat
That miserable rotten slut couldn't turn, anyone away

I am the water boy, the real game's not over here
But my heart is overflowin' anyway
I'm just a tired man, no words to say
But since she lost her daughter
It's her eyes that fill with water
And i am much happier this way

Caroline says that i'm just a toy
She wants a man, not just a boy
Oh, caroline says, ooohhh, caroline says

Caroline says she can't help but be mean
Or cruel, or oh so it seems
Oh, caroline says, caroline says

She say she doesn't want a man who leans
Still she is my germanic -

- queen
Yeah, she's my queen

The things she does, the things she says
People shouldn't treat others that way
But at first i thought i could take it all

Just like poison in a vial
Hey, she was often very vile
But of course, i thought i could take it all

Caroline says that i'm not a man
So she'll go get it catch as catch can
Oh, caroline says, yeah, caroline says

Caroline says moments in time
Can't continue to be only mine
Oh, caroline says, yeah, caroline says

She treats me like i am a fool
But to me she's still a german -

- queen, ooohhh, she's my -
- queen, ya ...
Queen, hey baby, she's my queen
(queen)
(queen)
(queen)
(queen)
(queen)
(queen)
(queen)
(queen)
...

Caroline says
As she gets up off the floor
Why is it that you beat me
It isn't any fun

Caroline says
As she makes up her eyes
You ought to learn more about yourself
Think more than just i

But she's not afraid to die
All her friends call her "alaska"
When she takes speed, they laugh and ask her

What is in her mind
What is in her mind

Caroline says
As she gets up from the floor
You can hit me all you want to
But i don't love you anymore

Caroline says
While biting her lip
Life is meant to be more than this
And this is a bum trip

But she's not afraid to die
All her friends call her "alaska"
When she takes speed, they laugh and ask her

What is in her mind
What is in her mind

She put her fist through the window pane
It was such a funny feeling

It's so cold in alaska
It's so cold in alaska
It's so cold in alaska