Where has the time gone? The song make me cry The old tree before the door has grown new shoots The dead tree in the yard is blooming again I've held on to so many words over a lifetime -stored them in a head of white hair In my memory a girl with little feet and a chubby little mouth I gave her my love for a lifetime All for the sound of mum and dad where has the time gone? I haven't yet enjoyed youth and I'm already old Raising sons and daughters for a lifetime My mind is full of children crying and laughing Where has the time gone? I still haven't taken care of you properly, and my eyes are already failing Daily necessities for a lifetime In the blink of an eye, all that's left is a race full of wrinkles