"Walk on By" is a song written by Kendall Hayes and performed by American country music artist Leroy Van Dyke.
The song was Van Dyke's most successful single, spending 37 weeks on the country chart and a record-breaking 19 at the number-one position.
[1] "Walk on By" crossed over to the pop chart peaking at number five,[2] and was named by Billboard magazine, in its 100th anniversary issue (1994), as the biggest country music record in history.
[3] The 19-week run of "Walk On By" is a record that stood for 51 years until "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line reached its 19th week at No.
He advises the old girlfriend to treat him as a stranger — “just walk on by, wait on the corner” — and that he will continue meeting with her in dim cafes just outside of town.