Summer stretching on the grass
Summer dresses pass
In the shade of a willow tree
Creeps a crawling over me

Over me and over you
Stuck together with God´s glue
It´s going to get stickier too
It´s been a long hot summer
Let´s get under cover
Don´t try too hard to think
Don´t think at all

I´m not the only one
Staring at the sun
Afraid of what you´ll find
If you took a look inside

I´m not just deaf and dumb
Staring at the sun
Not the only one
Who´s happy to go blind

There´s an insect in your ear
If you scratch it won´t disappear
It´s going to itch and burn and sting
You want to see what the scratching brings

Waves that leave me out of reach
Breaking on your back like a beach
Will we ever live in peace
´Cause those that can´t do
Often have to
And those that can´t do
Often have to preach

To the ones
Staring at the sun
Afraid of what you´ll find
If you took a look inside

Not just deaf and dumb
Staring at the sun
I´m not the only one
Who´d rather go blind

Intransigence is all around
Military still in town
Armour-plated suits and ties
Daddy just won´t say goodbye

Referee won´t blow the whistle
God is good but will He listen
I´m nearly great
But there´s something missing
I left it in the duty free
But you never really belonged to me

You´re not the only one
Staring at the sun
Afraid of what you´d find
If you stepped back inside

I´m sucking on my thumb
Staring at the sun
I´m not the only one
Who´s happy to go blind

I´m not the only one...