The way it was It used to be Well it had to change As we all could see We're twice as big And Yet so small Now we have to share Here in Germany When skins woke up As Lenin broke down Driving fast Through united towns Clubs being closed And fights ahead Now we have to share So the Chancellor said Life isn't easy in Germany Life isn't easy in Germany Such boring days For kids in the East Where should they stay How to be pleased The freedom of speech Playing democracy Boy, Life isn't easy in Germany Life isn't easy in Germany Can't you see? Life isn't easy in Germany Das also waren Deutsche Die noch nichts zu sagen hatten Aber reden durften