They call this the end of the world
But it's actually not that far
And there's nothing to do
But that's fine for a bit, one bar and one church
There's nothing worth writing home about
And that's okay if I can stay home
I know every last name and every square
Wouldn't wanna be anywhere else
It's quiet here on the other side
But this is where I'm from
Where you can still leave your bike unlocked
And every now and then the taste of the city can still tempt me
But my thoughts tell me I should've stayed here
Far from everything, everyone's close to me there
And it's true what they said
It's quiet here on the other side
But that doesn't really matter
I feel at home nowhere else
And trains still run here
Along the banks of the IJssel
If you wanna build a career
You don't have to stay here, but
Here the roads don't lead to Rome, they head into the woods
To where the party of the year is the Zwarte Cross
Where the glass isn't half empty but half full
And an open door is unlocked
There's nothing worth writing home about
And that's okay if I can stay home
I know every last name and every square
Wouldn't wanna be anywhere else
It's quiet here on the other side
But this is where I'm from
Where you can still leave your bike unlocked
And every now and then the taste of the city can still tempt me
But my thoughts tell me I should've stayed here
Far from everything, everyone's close to me there
And it's true what they said
It's quiet here on the other side
Here happiness is still very ordinary
And the air's d*mn clean
It's quiet here on the other side
Because everyone went to study
Trying their luck somewhere else
It's quiet here on the other side
No nightclub to be found here
But it's far from boring
It's quiet here on the other side
Best regards to the West, where they say
That it's quiet on the other side
But this is where I'm from
Where you can still leave your bike unlocked
And every now and then the taste of the city can still tempt me
But my thoughts tell me I should've stayed here
Far from everything, everyone's close to me there
And it's true what they said
It's quiet here on the other side