Rüdiger stands in the rain and the snownCollector of autographsnNames upon photographsnFaces of people who everyone knows nnRüdiger lives in a place on his ownnBriefcase and spectaclesnStrange and respectablenHe knows the meaning of being alone nnRüdiger works as a clerk in the townnMusic or politicsnRüdiger gets his kicksnHe gets information then he comes around nnRüdiger waits at the hall in BerlinnHe waits there all nightnSecurity's tightnThey know who he is but they don't let him in nnRüdiger waits in the dark by the stairnHis fingers are shakingnHis feet they are achingnBut your name's in the paper so Rüdiger's there n