I see you after many years On an elevated train Rattling above the streets of a city Where men don't wait in vain I think, my, you may have changed But you're such a handsome thing Do you still hang around that old arcade To see what luck will bring? (Will-o-the-wisp) The U1 is such a party train (Will-o-the-wisp) From Uhland to Warschauerstraße (Will-o-the-wisp) Emerging from below past Nollendorfplatz (Will-o-the-wisp) In search of love and laughter (Will-o-the-wisp) (Will-o-the-wisp) (Will-o-the-wisp) (Will-o-the-wisp) You were always such a free spirit A bright-eyed eager chap A will-o-the-wisp And charming with it In your battered leather cap (Will-o-the-wisp) But maybe you've gone respectable With a wife and job and all that Working for the local government And living in a rented flat? (Will-o-the-wisp) The U1 is such a party train (Will-o-the-wisp) From Uhland to Warschauerstraße (Will-o-the-wisp) Emerging from below past Nollendorfplatz (Will-o-the-wisp) In search of love and laughter (Will-o-the-wisp) And you my former will-o-the-wisp Will you recognise me today? Give me a smile for old time's sake Before you run away (Will-o-the-wisp) You were always such a free spirit (Will-o-the-wisp) Aren't you getting bored? (Will-o-the-wisp) A will-o-the-wisp And charming with it (Will-o-the-wisp) Who loved to be adored (Will-o-the-wisp) The U1 is such a party train (Will-o-the-wisp) From Uhland to Warschauerstraße (Will-o-the-wisp) Emerging from below past Nollendorfplatz (Will-o-the-wisp) In search of love and laughter (Will-o-the-wisp) You were always such a free spirit (Will-o-the-wisp) Who came and went so much (Will-o-the-wisp) A will-o-the-wisp And charming with it I'm still longing for your touch (Will-o-the-wisp)