Let us sit then, you and I
while private planes pepper the purple sky
our manicured lawn
a bit rough in the edges
where birds sit at dawn
to hide in the hedges
We sit in wonder, we sit in awe
we have a villa, we live in Vaud
And there are edge trimmers and leafblowers
and hedge trimmers and lawnmowers
and one neighbour has a SUV
he likes to pierce eardrums, that SOB
There’s always a snake in a garden of Eden
he doesn’t say bonjour, he is probably from Sweden
fuck him, fuck him, and his wife’s a bitch
It’s all borrowed money anyway, they pretend to be rich
noveaux riches are always the worst
their house might be new, but we were here first!
Come closer, dear, let’s sit here, you and I
and reminisce about days gone by
our love’s first sigh and
me asking your father for your hand
He thought i was taking the piss
oh, he was so swiss!
We could have travelled the world, far and wide
I would have gone anywhere with you by my side
But nothing is better than living in Vaud
You as my girlfriend, I as your beau
The apples are falling, the summer’s done
One day we’ll catch them in the falling sun
We’ll eat them, one by one
Until they are all gone
Till then, let’s sit here, you and I
Staring at the blackened sky
where private planes fill the air
like noisy stars, falling here
We sit in wonder
we sit in awe
we have a villa
we live in Vaud