Two thousand years ago Two thousand years ago Two thousand years ago the proudest boast was Civis Romanus sum Today, in the world of freedom The proudest boast is Ich bin ein Berliner Ich bin ein Berliner Berlin Ich bin ein Berliner Freedom Has many difficulties And democracy is not perfect But we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in I know of no town, no city That has been besieged for 18 years that still lives With the vitality and the force And the hope and the determination Of the city of West Berlin Ich bin ein Berliner