Summertime Is Here

The cops are taking a break

down at the coffee shop

‘cause all was peace and quiet

out on the city block

Me and Marie are laughing

and we cannot stop.

Summertime is here

The old man in the white pants

is waxing his Cadillac

While sulking little Sally

wants her boyfriends back

But the boys are laying their pennies flat on the railroad tracks

Summertime is here

And Mrs. Lee is sipping iced tea

beneath the willow tree

While the kid on the clarinet’s

struggling with the melody

The smell of a backyard barbeque

sparks memories

Summertime is here

Hey, wait for me, wait for me by the sea

Time hurries by and you can’t

buy memories

And as we’re walking we take a detour

to the ice cream shop

Where the coach of the little league

goes and buys the whole team pops

The air is dry, the ice cream’s cool,

and the sun is hot

Summertime is here

Teenage lovers holding hands

beneath the underpass

He says “can I kiss you”

she says “you don’t need to ask”

In the blink of an eye you’ll try

but there’s no turning back

Summertime is here