Name: When We Were Young
Duration: P00H03M16S
Description: Kicking around SF in the 90s.

When We Were Young

by Walty

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Kicking around SF in the 90s.

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We used to follow you down on Sycamore Street back in ‘92
With your thrift store suit your Tokyo boots and your Fu Manchu
Hanging around with the kids from uptown just like cutting school
And the girl with the throat in the cellophane coat man she was cool
We were so smart and we were so dumb
When we were young

I remember your flat up waller way above the Ruby room
With your view of the park your broken guitar and stereo boom
Drinking with Mario and in a back room barrio
Wasting the afternoon
And the girl from the farm with a tattoo on her arm
Shooting West Coast pool
We were so smart yeah we were the bomb
When we were young

When we were young we were something to talk about
Outside the club house door
When we young I loved you more
When we young I loved you more

I’ll never forget the day Jonah came to stay out on 7th avenue
With her Beachboy tan Seattle bands her head full of blues
Driving with Henry down JF Kennedy playing Morrissey tunes
And the girl from the sand with the snakeskin pants
Singing Pictures Of You
We were so smart yeah we were the ones
When we were young - when we were young

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released April 14, 2021
Lyrics and music - John Bartkowiak and John Walter
John Walter - Vocals, Keys
Darren Womack - Drums, Keys
Eli Nelson - Guitar
Billy Shen - Guitar
Bart Thurber - Mixing
Myles Boisen - Mastering
Photo - Meredith Preble

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Walty (John Walter) is a Philadelphia area based singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist.

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