Gewesen / Been Müde / Tired Schon seit / Since
I've been 6 ft. 2 ins. since I was 13.
I've been writing since I was 19.
It's a sin to be tired.
I'm being trained to shake the bon-bon appropriately.
It's been a rollercoaster life but it hasn't been boring.
I've worked since I was a five-year-old to be a performer.
To retire is to begin to die.
I've worked since I was in second grade.
They're weird aren't they, Prince fans?