The boys of summer

nobody on the road

nobody on the beach

I feel it in the air

the summer's out of reach

empty lake, empty streets

the sun goes down alone

I'm driving by your house

though I know you're not home

but I can see you

your brown skin shining in the sun

you got your hair combed back

and your sunglasses on, baby

and I can tell you my love for you will still be strong

after the boys of summer have gone

I never will forget those nights

I wonder if it was a dream

remember how you made me crazy

remember how I made you scream

now I don't understand what

happened to our love

but baby I'm gonna get you back

I'm gonna show you what I'm made of

but I can see you

your brown skin shining in the sun

I see you walking real slow and you're

smiling at everyone

and I can tell you my love for you will still be strong

after the boys of summer have gone

out on the road today I saw a deadhead

sticker on a Cadillac

A little voice inside my head said

"don't look back, you can never look back"

I thought I knew what love was

what did I know?

those days are gone forever

I should just let them go, but

but I can see you

your brown skin shining in the sun

you got that top pulled down

and that radio on, baby

and I can tell you my love for you will still be strong

after the boys of summer have gone

I can see you

your brown skin shining in the sun

you got that hair slicked back

and those Wayfarers on, baby

and I can tell you my love for you will still be strong

after the boys of summer have gone