Someone said: This is Annabel
She still needs to get to the station
Take your car, she’ll make it
I said: Sure, and drove like a fool
We arrived at an empty platform
I said: You’re out of luck
Way off in the distance the last car rolled on
And Annabel said: Okay, I’ll go with you
And later we were lying together, as they say
A little tired but satisfied
Light was already coming through the windows
She said: I don’t have time for breakfast, gotta go
I only said: See you, Annabel, and thought
I thought: I’ll turn over and sleep a bit more
But two hours later I was still awake, flat on my back
I stayed in bed like that for two days
Then I got up, had to act not think
But without her I wasn’t worth a penny
I roamed the city looking for a glimpse
And I thought, I’ll never see you again
I even started talking to myself out loud
You’d stood for hours with your hands on the bridge rail
And one night I saw her again
She’d just stepped onto the tram
She was even prettier than last time
I shouted her name and slammed on my brakes
I jumped out the car and grabbed her
She stopped and looked back
She looked at me but was hardly surprised
I said: Hey, where’re you headed?
She bought a ticket to Paris
The clerk handed two one-way tickets
And Annabel glanced sideways
I said: I found you today
I’ll never leave you alone again
Even if you travel on to Barcelona or Prague
Even if you go on to the end of the world