Fountain of Youth

The flowers of roses bloom nevermore again The flowers of roses bloom only for a day Everything is easy in the spring of life Questions of the future (are) far away But the looming winter comes relentlessly Longing for lost youth grows on and on Of no avail! Riding on a journey now for centuries Searching for a hope for all mankind Promised is the water of deliverance Still the secret fountain is concealed And it will stay! Rise up high into the glowing sky The promises unbroken Rise and fall into oblivion The doubts remain unspoken Decades full of wisdom and experience Memories for one's entire life Blown away in seconds like an autumn leaf When they heed the great seducer's call You stupid fools! Rise up high into the glowing sky The promises unbroken Rise and fall into oblivion The doubts remain unspoken Youth is only an illusion No escape from Father Time Youthful vigour and attraction None of this is worth a dime The flowers of roses bloom nevermore again The flowers of roses bloom only for a ... The flowers of roses bloom nevermore again The flowers of roses bloom only for a day Rise up high into the glowing sky The promises unbroken Rise and fall into oblivion The doubts remain unspoken