Voyager

Jean Leloup

J'aimerais parfois m'arrêter
Trouver un endroit où rester
Mais je n'aime que voyager
Et je ne fais que passer

Parfois, j'ai envie de stopper, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Soit que je rencontre un ami, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Ou que je me sente endormi, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Je stationne un peu par ici, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Car il faut des fois un accord, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Entre la peur et le confort, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Entre la voile et puis le port, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Entre la vie et puis la mort, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu...

J'aime beaucoup trop le mouvement
Et ne serait-ce qu'un instant
Je n'ose jamais me surprendre
Je n'arrive jamais à me rendre

Et je ne fais que passer
Je ne fais jamais que passer
Et je ne fais que passer
Je ne fais jamais que passer

Parfois, j'ai envie de stopper, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu (hey hey ho...)
Soit que je rencontre un ami, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Ou que je me sente endormi, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Je stationne un peu par ici, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Car il faut des fois un accord, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Entre la peur et le confort, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Entre la voile et puis le port, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Entre la vie et puis la mort, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu...

J'aimerais parfois m'arrêter
Trouver un endroit où rester, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Mais je n'aime que voyager, tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu
Et je ne fais que passer
Tu-ti-li ti-tu-ti-tu..


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Voyager Lyrics as written by Mark Stephen Lamb Alain Berge

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    Dans ses chansons Jean Leloup fait toujours référence au bonheur que ca lui apporte de voyager.. detre un vagabond. Dans cette chanson il exprime un doute sur sa facon de vivre... mais finalemement, il en convient que mieux vaut voyager que stagner

    pmartin8on April 18, 2006   Link

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