As far as I know, it was a grey November day   In 1959 when it began   My mum used to wash all my tears away   Trying to protect her little son      I was supposed to be a doctor   I was supposed to be a man   Who works hard for the government   Hard 'til the very end      I was supposed to be a banker   I was supposed to be a whore   Then music came, heaven sent   Became my only friend   My love and my helping hand   And it never let me down      It's been a long way 'til today   From that grey November, grey November day   'Til today   From that grey November, grey November day      Then dad disappeared, I dried my mummy's tears   Fought against my fears and lost my way   Ten years ago, my daughter said hello   Hope started to grow day by day      I was supposed to be a loser   I was supposed to be a clown   Who drowned in the summer rain   Jumped off the running train      I was supposed to be a pop star   I was supposed to be a jerk   Who doesn't know where he's coming from   A singer without a song   No clue how to get along   But they all were wrong      It's been a long way 'til today   From that grey November, grey November day   'Til today   From that grey November, grey November day      I was supposed to be a doctor   I was forced to heal myself   It felt good in the summer rain   Free and without a pain      I was supposed to be a loser   But I never lost myself   In this forest of memories   I started to climb the trees   And reach for the stars and leaves   Not a single one's too high      As far as I know, it was a grey November day   In 1959 when it began   I still dream of dad who sits next to the sun   And I hope he sees his son walk on