Oh, we were born within an hour of each other Our mothers said we could be sister and brother Your name is Deborah, Deborah It never suited ya And they said that when we grew up We'd get married and never split up Oh, we never did it Although I often thought of it Oh, Deborah, do you recall? Your house was very small, with woodchip on the wall When I came 'round to call, you didn't notice me at all And I said "Let's all meet up in the year 2000 Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown? Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road" I never knew that you'd get married I would be living down here on my own On that damp and lonely Thursday, years ago You were the first girl at school to get breasts And Martyn said that you were the best Oh, the boys all loved you, but I was a mess I had to watch 'em try and get you undressed We were friends, that was as far as it went I used to walk you home sometimes, but it meant Oh, it meant nothing to you 'Cause you were so popular Deborah, do you recall? Your house was very small, with woodchip on the wall When I came 'round to call, you didn't notice me at all And I said "Let's all meet up in the year 2000 Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown? Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road" I never knew that you'd get married I would be living down here on my own On that damp and lonely Thursday, years ago Do it Oh, yeah Oh, yeah Oh, Deborah, do you recall? Your house was very small, with woodchip on the wall When I came around to call, you didn't notice me at all And I said "Let's all meet up in the year 2000 Won't it be strange when we're all fully grown? Be there two o'clock by the fountain down the road" I never knew that you'd get married I would be living down here on my own On that damp and lonely Thursday, years ago Oh, what are you doing Sunday, baby? Would you like to come and meet me maybe? You can even bring your baby Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh What are you doing Sunday, baby? Would you like to come and meet me maybe? You can even bring your baby Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh