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Cinq ans passés – Michel Sardou

Michel Sardou

Cinq ans passés lyrics with English translation

Language
French
Level
Intermediate
Released
1972
Genre
French Pop
Length
3:48
  1. Why u treating me so wrong

    Why you treating me so wrong

  2. when all I try to be is so strong

    when all I try to be is so strong

  3. don't want me to maintain

    don't want me to maintain

  4. please stop messing with my brain my baby

    please stop messing with my brain my baby

  5. [Bridge:]

    [Bridge:]

  6. ohohoh

    ohohoh

  7. yeahyeahyeah

    yeahyeahyeah

  8. let's get it on - to the early morn?

    let's get it on - to the early morn?

  9. ohohoh

    ohohoh

  10. yeahyeahyeah

    yeahyeahyeah

  11. let's break it down - baby break it down

    let's break it down - baby break it down

  12. [Chorus:]

    [Chorus:]

  13. I gotta bad name

    I got a bad reputation

  14. being the bad man I am

    for being the bad man that I am

  15. doing bad thangs

    doing bad things

  16. hang around with my bad friends bad clan

    hanging out with my bad friends, bad crew

  17. doing bad stuff

    doing bad stuff

  18. me and u all the same

    you and I are just the same

  19. time to get rough

    time to get tough

  20. Quien lo hizo no lo se

    Who did it, I don't know

  21. No fui yo, pero al final

    It wasn't me, but in the end

  22. La historia me absolverá

    The story will clear my name

  23. Porque no estuve yo en el lugar

    Because I wasn't there in that place

  24. De todos lados me disparan

    From every direction, they shoot at me

  25. Los malos hábitos se acaparan

    Bad habits take hold

  26. A mis errores ellos me amarran

    They bind me to my mistakes

  27. No solo tengo cosas malas

    I don't just have bad things

  28. Soy humano igual que todos

    I'm human just like everyone else

  29. No soy perfecto igual que todos

    I'm not perfect just like everyone else

  30. Vulnerable como todos

    Vulnerable like everyone

  31. Quiero que me traten como a todos

    I want to be treated like everyone else

  32. Quien tiene la respuesta

    Who has the answer

  33. Por que no comprendo lo que hacemos

    Because I don’t understand what we do

  34. En el fondo yo soy bueno

    Deep down I'm a good person

  35. Quien lo hizo nunca sabremos

    Who did it we will never know

  36. [Translated]

    [Translated]

  37. Who did it?

    Who did it?

  38. I don't know

    I don't know

  39. It wasn't me, but at the end

    It wasn't me, but in the end

  40. The history will absolve me

    History will absolve me

  41. Cuz I wasn't at the current place

    Cuz I wasn't at the current place

  42. From all sides I get blamed

    From all sides I get blamed

  43. And the bad habits can be monopolized

    And the bad habits can be monopolized

  44. To my errors they attach me

    To my errors they attach me

  45. Like if I only have bad things

    Like if I only have bad things

  46. I'm human, like everyone

    I'm human, like everyone

  47. Not perfect, like everyone

    Not perfect, like everyone

  48. Vulnerable, like everyone

    Vulnerable, like everyone

  49. I just want to be treated like everyone

    I just want to be treated like everyone

  50. Who got the answer?

    Who got the answer?

  51. Cuz I don't get what we're doing

    Cuz I don't get what we're doing

  52. In the bottom, I'm good

    At the bottom, I'm alright

  53. And who did it, we'll never know

    And who did it, we'll never know

  54. [Bridge:]

    [Bridge:]

  55. I'm feeling low so u know I got to go

    I'm feeling down so you know I have to leave

  56. I can't stay any more

    I can't stay any longer

  57. No longer will I mourn

    No more will I grieve

  58. I feel the rain and the pain creeping under my skin

    I feel the rain and the pain creeping under my skin

  59. U ain't my friend cause u haven't been where I've been

    You ain't my friend, 'cause you haven't walked where I've walked

  60. I've been places seen faces

    I've been places, seen faces

  61. unsolved cases

    unsolved cases

  62. Kids on streets with no shoelaces

    Kids on streets with no shoelaces

  63. So how the hell u gonna go of by telling me

    So how the hell you gonna go off by telling me

  64. It's gonna be alright

    It's gonna be alright

  65. So please let me go

    So please let me go

  66. Isam B let em now

    Isam B let 'em know

  67. [Chorus:]

    [Chorus:]

  68. Boo be calling me like what ever she wants

    Boo be calling me like whatever she wants

  69. as long as she don't call me home

    as long as she don't call me home

  70. mamma wouldn't like that

    mamma wouldn't like that

  71. cuz that's a no no

    cuz that's a no no

  72. so say my name is mo

    so say my name is mo

  73. and let's do this happy hour on a low

    and let's do this happy hour on a low

  74. see my real name be Muhammad

    see my real name be Muhammad

  75. but nobody really has to know

    but nobody really has to know

  76. but anuff's said and let's do this right

    but enough said and let's do this right

  77. in your crib by the TV-light

    in your crib by the TV-light

  78. get u real high screaming my name

    get you real high screaming my name

  79. dreaming bout me while u're doing your man

    dreaming about me while you're with your man

  80. thinking that I might come back to u

    thinking that I might come back to you

  81. but I lied to - played u cool

    but I lied to you - played it cool

  82. girl stop calling me - u better step

    girl stop calling me - you'd better step off

  83. see u did it - just to get a rep

    see you did it - just to build a rep

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Key vocabulary

al
to the
historia
story
absolverá
absolve
porque
because
estuve
was
el
he
lugar
place
malos
bad
hábitos
habits
acaparan
monopolize

About this song

Michel Sardou is a French singer-songwriter and actor associated with pop and chanson. He is known for his French chart-topping albums, frequent media controversy, and major hits such as “La maladie d’amour” and “La vieille.”

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🇫🇷 Michel Sardou

Cinq ans passés

Why u treating me so wrong

Why you treating me so wrong

when all I try to be is so strong

when all I try to be is so strong

don't want me to maintain

don't want me to maintain

please stop messing with my brain my baby

please stop messing with my brain my baby

[Bridge:]

[Bridge:]

ohohoh

ohohoh

yeahyeahyeah

yeahyeahyeah

let's get it on - to the early morn?

let's get it on - to the early morn?

ohohoh

ohohoh

yeahyeahyeah

yeahyeahyeah

let's break it down - baby break it down

let's break it down - baby break it down

[Chorus:]

[Chorus:]

I gotta bad name

I got a bad reputation

being the bad man I am

for being the bad man that I am

doing bad thangs

doing bad things

hang around with my bad friends bad clan

hanging out with my bad friends, bad crew

doing bad stuff

doing bad stuff

me and u all the same

you and I are just the same

time to get rough

time to get tough

Quien lo hizo no lo se

Who did it, I don't know

No fui yo, pero al final

It wasn't me, but in the end

La historia me absolverá

The story will clear my name

Porque no estuve yo en el lugar

Because I wasn't there in that place

De todos lados me disparan

From every direction, they shoot at me

Los malos hábitos se acaparan

Bad habits take hold

A mis errores ellos me amarran

They bind me to my mistakes

No solo tengo cosas malas

I don't just have bad things

Soy humano igual que todos

I'm human just like everyone else

No soy perfecto igual que todos

I'm not perfect just like everyone else

Vulnerable como todos

Vulnerable like everyone

Quiero que me traten como a todos

I want to be treated like everyone else

Quien tiene la respuesta

Who has the answer

Por que no comprendo lo que hacemos

Because I don’t understand what we do

En el fondo yo soy bueno

Deep down I'm a good person

Quien lo hizo nunca sabremos

Who did it we will never know

[Translated]

[Translated]

Who did it?

Who did it?

I don't know

I don't know

It wasn't me, but at the end

It wasn't me, but in the end

The history will absolve me

History will absolve me

Cuz I wasn't at the current place

Cuz I wasn't at the current place

From all sides I get blamed

From all sides I get blamed

And the bad habits can be monopolized

And the bad habits can be monopolized

To my errors they attach me

To my errors they attach me

Like if I only have bad things

Like if I only have bad things

I'm human, like everyone

I'm human, like everyone

Not perfect, like everyone

Not perfect, like everyone

Vulnerable, like everyone

Vulnerable, like everyone

I just want to be treated like everyone

I just want to be treated like everyone

Who got the answer?

Who got the answer?

Cuz I don't get what we're doing

Cuz I don't get what we're doing

In the bottom, I'm good

At the bottom, I'm alright

And who did it, we'll never know

And who did it, we'll never know

[Bridge:]

[Bridge:]

I'm feeling low so u know I got to go

I'm feeling down so you know I have to leave

I can't stay any more

I can't stay any longer

No longer will I mourn

No more will I grieve

I feel the rain and the pain creeping under my skin

I feel the rain and the pain creeping under my skin

U ain't my friend cause u haven't been where I've been

You ain't my friend, 'cause you haven't walked where I've walked

I've been places seen faces

I've been places, seen faces

unsolved cases

unsolved cases

Kids on streets with no shoelaces

Kids on streets with no shoelaces

So how the hell u gonna go of by telling me

So how the hell you gonna go off by telling me

It's gonna be alright

It's gonna be alright

So please let me go

So please let me go

Isam B let em now

Isam B let 'em know

[Chorus:]

[Chorus:]

Boo be calling me like what ever she wants

Boo be calling me like whatever she wants

as long as she don't call me home

as long as she don't call me home

mamma wouldn't like that

mamma wouldn't like that

cuz that's a no no

cuz that's a no no

so say my name is mo

so say my name is mo

and let's do this happy hour on a low

and let's do this happy hour on a low

see my real name be Muhammad

see my real name be Muhammad

but nobody really has to know

but nobody really has to know

but anuff's said and let's do this right

but enough said and let's do this right

in your crib by the TV-light

in your crib by the TV-light

get u real high screaming my name

get you real high screaming my name

dreaming bout me while u're doing your man

dreaming about me while you're with your man

thinking that I might come back to u

thinking that I might come back to you

but I lied to - played u cool

but I lied to you - played it cool

girl stop calling me - u better step

girl stop calling me - you'd better step off

see u did it - just to get a rep

see you did it - just to build a rep