Did Ya - The Kinks
Written by:Ray Davies
Went for a walk down the old king's road
To see if anybody was there
But there was nobody home at 3 bywater street
And they had sold cadogan square
And I remember myself in my tie dye sweater
And my hipster corduroy flares
As I knocked on doors
And walked down one way streets that led nowhere
Ah did ya ever think it wouldn't last forever
Did ya ever think that it would get this bad
Did ya ever think did everything would get so
Crazy
Now the chelsea drug store needs a fix
It's in a state of ill repair
And my cuban heels are hurting my feet
Just to add to my despair
La di dahs drove mini cars in the summertime
In the summertime
Now they're towed away for parking
On a double yellow line
And they can't pay the fine
Did you ever think
Did you ever think we'd all believe the hype
Did you ever think
Did you ever think the classes
All would revert back to type
Did you ever think
Did you ever think the system ever really got it right
Oh
Baby
They filled us full of
False illusions and
Promiscuity
And they led us down that
Class less road to mediocrity
As we walked down
That alley way of hope
We thought we'd found the motherload
But we were led like lambs to that promise land
With all the debts that we would owe
Once trendies posed for tourist pictures in the summertime
In the summertime
Not content with taking polaroids they purchased
All the property that they could find
And I've just sold mine did you ever
Did ya ever think this green and plesant land
Did ya ever think
Would end up in the bottom of some garbage can
Did ya ever think
A dustbin full of promises and half hearted plans
Oh
Baby
Did ya did ya did ya ever think
Did you ever think
In the summertime
Now miseries and groaners moan and reminisce about
The good old times and whine whine whine
Did ya ever think
Did ya ever think when things were really fab
Did ya ever think
We'd be looking through
A dustbin for a dog end to drag
Did ya ever think
Sleep on park benches wrapped in plastic bags
Oh
Baby
Did ya ever think that it would get this crazy
Did ya ever think
Did ya ever think that it would get this way
Did ya ever think
Did ya ever think we would pay
The price for being
Lazy