Hallå igen, hur är stan en sån här kväll i augusti när sommarn regnat bort?
Det var länge sen, jag borde ringt men å ringa nu känns lite fånigt och kort
Jag är i Oslo med ditt ex men det är inget mellan oss
Vi bara lallar runt på Karl Johann och jag behövde komma loss

Här färgas molnen i en skymning ganska ståtligt över Grand
Och det ser lite ut som den där natten när ladan brann, Om du minns
Men det va längesen, ja det var evigheter sen nånting brann iallafall nära mig
Har du hittat hem? Jag har hört att du har skaffat en lägenhet nu och stadgat dig
Och det är tjatigt att vara på rymmen jämt
Det är så mycket som man borde klarat av vid det här laget och bestämt
Och det har inte samma charm att ragla hem klockan fem
Det är inte lika inspirerat nu som 1995, Om du minns

Den vinner som är trägen, den förlorar som ger upp
Drömmarna och vindarna hjälps åt
och så fort man tittar neråt så vänder dom hitåt
Och sjunger "Vart tog den där elden vägen?"
Vart tog elden vägen?

Sånt är livet nu, förlåt om jag är bitter och cynisk men du vet hur det kan va
Jag vill ha det som du fast jag vet fast jag vet att du tänker likadant ibland
och vill ha det som jag
Ja det var inte bättre förr men det ska bli bättre framöver
Men nånstans har man iallafall kommit och man vet vad man behöver
Och jag försöker att hålla mig vid ytan allt jag kan fast topparna är högre nu
och dalarna är djupare sen elden försvann, Som du vet

Vi kan väl ses igen, jag gillar Stångån på hösten när vardags lunken lagt sig över torgen
Vi kan väl andas igen, och ägna timmar åt att bejaka glädjen eller begrunda sorgen
Ja man får välja själv och ta saker som dom är, är det jobbigt att tiden går och man blir
äldre eller kul att va med
Och få ro då och då bland alla tentor och poäng, det är så lätt att gå på
Det är så svårt att stanna upp och gå tillbaka igen, Som du vet

Den vinner som är trägen, den förlorar som ger upp
Drömmarna och vindarna hjälps åt
och så fort man tittar neråt så vänder dom hitåt
Och sjunger "Vart tog den där elden vägen?"

Du har hittat nån att bli gammal med, jag har hittat nåt att göra tills dess
Vi måste akta oss för alla "bättre förr" och för leda och tristess

Lycka till, nu är det skymning här i Oslo vi ska ut och göra byn
Ring om du vill, och hälsa dom jag känner och håll blickar kvar i skyn
Det är så många, så många som vill ta en ned på jorden
och vintern kan bli lång ändå här i den fjällhöga norden


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