Summer Days

Verso 1: Summer days, summer nights are gone Summer days and the summer nights are gone I know a place where there’s still somethin’ going on Verso 2: I got a house on a hill, I got hogs all out in the mud I got a house on a hill, I got hogs out lying in the mud Got a long-haired woman, she got royal Indian blood Verso 3: Everybody get ready—lift your glasses and sing Everybody get ready to lift your glasses and sing Well, I’m standin’ on the table, I’m proposing a toast to the King Verso 4: Well I’m drivin’ in the flats in a Cadillac car The girls all say, “You’re a worn-out star” My pockets are loaded and I’m spending every dime How can you say you love someone else when you know it’s me all the time? Verso 5: Well, the fog’s so thick you can’t spy the land The fog is so thick that you can’t even spy the land What good are you anyway, if you can’t stand up to some old businessman? Verso 6: Wedding bells ringin’, the choir is beginning to sing Yes, the wedding bells are ringing and the choir is beginning to sing What looks good in the day, at night is another thing Verso 7: She’s looking into my eyes, she’s holding my hand She’s looking into my eyes, she’s holding my hand She says, “You can’t repeat the past.” I say, “You can’t? What do you mean, you can’t? Of course you can.” Verso 8: Where do you come from? Where do you go? Sorry that’s nothin’ you would need to know Well, my back has been to the wall for so long, it seems like it’s stuck Why don’t you break my heart one more time just for good luck Verso 9: I got eight carburetors, boys I’m using ’em all Well, I got eight carburetors and boys, I’m using ’em all I’m short on gas, my motor’s starting to stall Verso 10: My dogs are barking, there must be someone around My dogs are barking, there must be someone around I got my hammer ringin’, pretty baby, but the nails ain’t goin’ down Verso 11: You got something to say, speak or hold your peace Well, you got something to say, speak now or hold your peace If it’s information you want you can go get it from the police Verso 12: Politician got on his jogging shoes He must be running for office, got no time to lose He been suckin’ the blood out of the genius of generosity You been rolling your eyes—you been teasing me Verso 13: Standing by God’s river, my soul is beginnin’ to shake Standing by God’s river, my soul is beginnin’ to shake I’m countin’ on you love, to give me a break Verso 14: Well, I’m leaving in the morning as soon as the dark clouds lift Yes, I’m leaving in the morning just as soon as the dark clouds lift Gonna break the roof in—set fire to the place as a parting gift Verso 15: Summer days, summer nights are gone Summer days, summer nights are gone I know a place where there’s still somethin’ going on