What It Takes

It takes two days in Paris to learn that you're poor

And two weeks in Berlin to learn that you're boring

It takes 33 years then a blink to turn forty

And five strong drinks to make you sick in the morning

It takes too many years spent chasing a dream

To learn that no-one in life ever helps you for free

And it takes the voice of a stranger singing your words

For you to believe that they're worth being heard

It takes a weekend in Amsterdam to wanna get sober

And a five minute phone call to learn that it's over