Never Be the Same - Mennen

A twelve year old boy and his little sister

Were outside down the square playing hide and seek

This droning sound came, a kind of sinister

Trucks appeared spreading smelly diesel reek

Slowly they approached, roaring and rattling

He grabbed his sister by the hand while they watched them go

Got a wink from a guy, smiling and waving

Easy they passed by and they stopped at their home

An officer screaming, urged his men on

Soldiers rushed down the place and smashed the front door

Paralyzed with fear, there they stood all alone

Mother crying, what the hell they’re looking for

Then their father came out, pointed with a gun

Hands behind his head, they forced him to obey

Eyes were searchin', his girl and his son

The very last glimpse then they took him away

That day they were searching

Will it ever be like it used to be

They were searching

In the heat of the night

They were calling his name

It came all by surprise

Will it ever be the same

War passed by, man was released

Time for celebration, a family reunite

But the country was divided in west and east

He found himself free but on the wrong side

That day they were searching

Will it ever be like it used to be

They were searching

In the heat of the night

They were calling his name

It came all by surprise

Will it ever be the same

After 45 years, a new Germany

A man stood up to claim his property

Yellow coloured documents from the good old days

Were safe on the backseat

In a dancin' suitcase

The lodges were empty when he crossed the border

Riding back in time, the road grew worse

On the way to a part of his childhood

In a land of nowhere, just dismissed from a curse

That day they were searching

Will it ever be like it used to be

They were searching

In the heat of the night

They were calling your name

It came all by surprise

Will it ever be the same

It will never be the same

It will never be the same

It will never be the same

It will never be the same