strange beginning for the both of us
peculiar mood of 1991's april days
the nation still swapped away by the "wind of change"
never intended to align our ways
wednesday night in an old fashioned cinema
arranged by the ambitioned heart of a friend
"driving miss daisy" without any idea
what to initiate that story was meant
examinations and milestones so far away
in a distant row of yesterday's memories
no cross - no crown just a few heres and nows
for a peaceful and wise "let it be"
you gave birth to our boys grew them up to their best
there's no doubt look around and see
torn between feelings like deep thankfulness
a bit of pride and serenity
girl this is much more than 20 years now
so much more than just sharing our lives
wish to get another more than 20 years now
to go ahead with you side by side
so many words unspoken - so many things undone
no longer abandoned to reality
but still in touch with some crazy plan
when you and i speed down our day-to-day life
late night in our hometown moonlight bar
it feels like ruling this strenious world outside
from inside that smoke clouded humidor
neither splendid hours in a shanghaian jazz lounge
nor northern lights over reykjavik
not even these blue skies in tuscany
can get next to that awesome kick
girl this is much more than 20 years now
so much more than just sharing our lives
wish to get another more than 20 years now
to go ahead with you side by side
so many words unspoken - unless my dear it's silence we need
no longer abandoned to reality
but still in touch with some lasting dreams
second half indeed of whatever it's called
now facing all these days unspent
successfully escaped from some people's ideas
of erik k.'s "material romance"
maybe we are still not in dry cloths
on our way to our promised land
but looking back to those 91's april days
it occures to come to some kind of an happy ending
girl this is much more than 20 years now
so much more than just sharing our lives
wish to get another more than 20 years now
to go ahead with you side by side
so many plans unset into reality - so many crazy ideas unspun
no longer abandoned to reality
but still in touch with all those antics undone
"so much more than this" ist eine hommage an die geliebte ehefrau, ein tief empfundenes dankeschön für so viel geduld und verständnis durch all die jahre und wetterlagen hindurch, innehalten, den anderen an die vertraute hand nehmen... - ein paar schlaglichter auf über zwei jahrzehnte des gemeinsamen lebenswegs, ein schmunzeln, ein augenzwinkern und der wunsch, es möge frühestens halbzeit sein...