| I’ll try to tell you about a man I know without being too sincere |
| He’s still up north where we both were born he would never set his foot down |
| here |
| It was 1981 turning 82 and the snow kept coming down |
| We were part of the chosen few in this long forgotten town |
| The days were short, the nights so long and change was not too swift |
| He said nothing happens fast up here it’s more like the continental drift |
| And you’d better know if you’re gonna stay there are rules you must obey |
| 'cause they will cast to the dogs what they can’t understand |
| You know it’s always been that way |
| That’s when you know you walk alone |
| So we passed the street where I used to live back in 1975 |
| Now there’s a shopping mall with a roundabout on every single side |
| He said this town will get you if you don’t get out so you’d better run like |
| hell |
| Why don’t you write me back when you get somewhere |
| And you’ve got something great to tell |
| That’s when you know you walk alone |
| That’s when you know you walk alone |
| Keep it down, stay in line |
| Always know your place boy |
| And don’t you ever forget that you can’t do that boy, oh no |
| That’s when you know you walk alone |
| I could tell you about mistakes I’ve made but maybe I just won’t |
| You don’t regret the things you do you regret the things you don’t |
| Well I got out just in time and I never miss that place |
| I’ve been hurt along the way but the scars ain’t in my face no! |
| That’s when you know you walk alone |
| That’s when you know you walk alone |
| Keep it down, stay in line |
| Always know your place boy |
| And don’t you ever forget that you can’t do that boy, oh no |
| That’s when you know you walk alone |
| That’s when you know you walk alone |
| That’s when you know you walk alone |
| That’s when you know |
| You walk alone |