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