Dalida — He Must Have Been Eighteen

[Verse 1] I think he must have been eighteen He was as fragile as a dream Strong as a man Seeing the summer in his eyes I felt my autumn as it flies Like grains of sand [Pre-Chorus] I added make-up to my face As if to cover some disgrace I saw him smiling Rainbows and colours of the spring I would have given anything To win his loving [Chorus] I think he must have been eighteen A movie star on any screen It made him careless He never said a word of love He thought that speaking about love Was only worthless [Verse 2] And then as if the line were nеw He simply whispered, "I want you Lеt's stay together" We drifted slowly through the night I never knew a love more right Not since, not ever [Chorus] I think he must have been eighteen It made him vain and almost mean His looks abusing Without a word he slowly dressed Leaving me to my loneliness My share of losing [Verse 3] I could have tried to make him mine I let him go without a sign My face was lying He said, I am not the kind to fall Love is for grown-ups after all I felt like crying [Outro] I added make-up to my face As if to cover some disgrace I saw him smiling I had forgotten in a dream That I was almost twice eighteen