I sat alone upon the sand by the river

Lost in my world, quiet and shiver

My cassette recorder, my loyal friend

Something by Soft Cell – soft, not loud in the end

Then you appeared and sat beside me

No words, just your smile, clear to see

Your eyes – so blue the sky could never be

Your Joy Division shirt fluttered in the breeze

Your searching gaze was at first unsettling

I felt unsure

You sensed it

And knew exactly what you were doing

You draped my arm around you

And snuggled close

No words – just that searching gaze

No words – just that knowing smile

No words – just those eyes

No words – you touched my face

No words – so gentle, a small kiss

Not demanding, just like a breath

And you said:

Nicole from Berlin – pleasant

We both knew it was only for the holidays

I hated the trips with my group, couldn’t be with you

At night I sneaked into your room

We were so close

We cried when it was time to say goodbye

So short, yet so intense

We called once more

I wrote to you

But my mother intercepted your letters

I didn’t know you had replied

Thought you weren’t interested in me

I hate her for that

In the end we were again 500 miles apart

No words – just that searching gaze

No words – just that knowing smile

No words – just those eyes

No words – you touched my face

No words – so gentle, a small kiss

Not demanding, just like a breath

And you said:

Nicole from Berlin – pleasant

I still like to sit alone

No river, just the old castle wall above the town

I sit there when everyone sleeps

And begin to dream

Sometimes I still feel the touch of your kiss

And from the headphones comes

“Say Hello, Wave Goodbye”

No words – just that searching gaze

No words – just that knowing smile

No words – just those eyes

No words – you touched my face

No words – so gentle, a last kiss

Like a shadow that follows me

Like a summer that never ends

And I heared you whispered:

Nicole from Berlin – pleasant

Nicole from Berlin pleasant