[Verse]
Just a boy with a piece of string
Autumn brought the best of things
Sixty-six, the leaves turned gold
A whole world waiting to unfold
[Chorus]
Those were the days, the world stood still
Chestnuts falling on the village green
No clock to watch, no time to kill
Just a boy and the world, and it was real
[Verse]
Ran through fields ’til the light grew dim
Nature knew me, I knew him
Every bird song, every breeze
Every secret in the trees
[Chorus]
Those were the days, the world stood still
Chestnuts falling on the village green
No clock to watch, no time to kill
Just a boy and the world, and it was real
[Verse]
Didn’t know what I had back then
Didn’t know I’d want it again
Now I’m older, I understand
That boy still walks that village green
[Chorus]
Those were the days, the world stood still
Chestnuts falling on the village green
No clock to watch, no time to kill
Just a boy and the world, and it was real
[Verse]
Now I’m old, my hair gone grey
Still I dream of yesterday
Close my eyes, and I am there
Autumn leaves still in my hair
[Outro]
Those were the days, the world stood still
Chestnuts falling on the village green
No clock to watch, no time to kill
Just a boy and the world… and it was real
Lyrics Michael Forty
Voice Michael Forty