When I look back upon my life Its always with a sense of shame Ive always been the one to blame For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who Has one thing in common, too Its a, its a, its a, its a sin Its a sin Everything Ive ever done Everything I ever do Every place Ive ever been Everywhere Im going to Its a sin At school they taught me how to be So pure in thought and word and deed They didnt quite succeed For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who Has one thing in common, too Its a, its a, its a, its a sin Its a sin Everything Ive ever done Everything I ever do Every place Ive ever been Everywhere Im going to Its a sin Father, forgive me, I tried not to do it Turned over a new leaf, then tore right through it Whatever you taught me, I didnt believe it Father, you fought me, cause I didnt care And I still dont understand So I look back upon my life Forever with a sense of shame Ive always been the one to blame For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who Has one thing in common, too Its a, its a, its a, its a sin Its a sin Everything Ive ever done Everything I ever do Every place Ive ever been Everywhere Im going to - its a sin Its a, its a, its a, its a sin Its a, its a, its a, its a sin (confiteor deo omnipotenti vobis fratres, quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, Verbo, opere et omissione, mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa) [trans. i confess to almighty god, And to you my brothers, That I have sinned exceedingly In thought, word, act and omission, Through my fault, through my fault, Through my most grievous fault]

As I look back upon my life It's always with a sense of shame I've always been the one to blame For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who Has one thing in common too It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin It's a sin Everything I've ever done Everything I ever do Every place I've ever been Everywhere I'm going to It's a sin My father taught me how to be So pure of thought and word and deed He didn't quite succeed For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who Has one thing in common too It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin It's a sin Everything I've ever done Everything I ever do Every place I've ever been Everywhere I'm going to It's a sin Father forgive me I tried not to do it Turned over a new leaf Then tore right through it Whatever you taught me I didn't believe it Father you fought me 'Cause I didn't care And I still don't understand Now as I look back upon my life It's always with a sense of shame I've always been the one to blame For everything I long to do No matter when or where or who Has one thing in common too It's a, it's a, it's a, it's a sin It's a sin Everything I've ever done Everything I ever do Every place I've ever been Everywhere I'm going to

Anno 1983