Walter, remember when the world was young
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And all the girls knew Walter's name?
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Walter, isn't it a shame the way our little world has changed?
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Do you remember, Walter, playing cricket in the thunder and the rain?
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Do you remember, Walter, smoking cigarettes behind your garden gate?
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Yes, Walter was my mate,
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But Walter, my old friend, where are you now?
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Walter's name.
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Walter, isn't it a shame the way our little world has changed?
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Do you remember, Walter, how we said we'd fight the world so we'd be free.
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We'd save up all our money and we'd buy a boat and sail away to sea.
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But it was not to be.
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I knew you then but do I know you now?
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Walter, you are just an echo of a world I knew so long ago
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If you saw me now you wouldn't even know my name.
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I bet you're fat and married and you're always home in bed by half-past eight.
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And if I talked about the old times you'd get bored and you'll have nothing more to say.
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Yes people often change, but memories of people can remain.
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Do You Remember Walter?
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| The Kinks |
