This day's an invitation
And it's just for you
You've got a reservation
For the 17th of June
Open your eyes
And let the sun break in for a while
There may be something
That you've never seen inside

Feel how your heart beats
Like a heavy machine
The sound of the traffic
Is like a silent dream
The dust in the park
The exhaust from the cars
Ascends in that heated afternoon
(You touch a sweaty body!)

Summer in Berlin, it's all right
The day feels so tired
From the lead in the air
And the fire in the skies
Life seems to be a fault of grace
But it's okay
It gave you a kiss
In the middle of the cross-roads

Summer in Berlin, it's all right
The heat of the sun
Which is stored in the pavement
Feels so fine
Here stands the innocent
And there it comes oh so wild
That's when you're longing
For a summer by the wall

Summer in Berlin, it's all right
Summer in Berlin, it's okay

Lyrics & Music: Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens

Release history:

1984 09 27 · Forever Young · Album

1999 01 · Dreamscapes · Album

2001 10 01 · Forever Pop · Compilation

2019 01 19 · Live at the Whisky a Go Go · Live Album

2019 03 15 · Forever Young - Remastered · Album

2021 02 05 · Summer in Berlin (collaboration with Schiller) Online Release

2022 09 23 · Eternally Yours · Album

2023 10 13 · A Night at the Philharmonie Berlin · Album + DVD

2024 09 27 · Forever! Best of 40 Years · Compilation

See also: Demo version lyrics