Walk Away Renee

I think this picture captures the lyric to the song Walk Away Renee by the Left Banke in 1966.

This image with the sepia tones, the leafless trees, and the Do Not Enter sign seem the reflect the song.

I probably heard it first on a Friday summer's evening on the way up to our cottage on Lake Simcoe. I was all of 8 a the time but even then the song and is sad tonality struck me deeply and I always have a flash of wishing I was younger and hearing that song again for the first time.

So I invite you to listen to the song and look at the image and let is draw something out of your mind's eye and back into your consciousness.



A captivating picture of Renee from some time ago.

Lyrics

And when I see the sign that points one way
The lot we used to pass by every day

Just walk away Renee
You won't see me follow you back home
The empty sidewalks on my block are not the same
You're not to blame

From deep inside the tears I'm forced to cry
From deep inside the pain I chose to hide

Just walk away Renee
You won't see me follow you back home
Now as the rain beats down upon my weary eyes
For me it cries

Your name and mine inside a heart upon a wall
Still finds a way to haunt me though they're so small

Just walk away Renee
You won't see me follow you back home
Now as the rain beats down upon my weary eyes
For me it cries

Your name and mine inside a heart upon a wall
Still finds a way to haunt me though they're so small

Just walk away Renee
You won't see me follow you back home
The empty sidewalks on my block are not the same
You're not to blame

© 1966 (renewed) Trio Music Company, Inc. (BMI) and Alley Music Corp. (BMI)