Did Ya - The Kinks

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 that 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 that this green and pleasant 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)

That we’d be looking through a dustbin for a dog-end to drag

(Did ya ever think)

And 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 that we would pay the price for being lazy?