Summertime's Close

I've had cold and humid mornings on city streets and back porches

But I ain't never breathed a breath as fresh as you

And I've seen children playin' on the coastline

Under the white line atop the blue tides

But I ain't ever been baptized in water as cool as you

And the law don't never come back here

And I reckon they don't try

I just put some beer on ice

Let's just dance for a moment or two

Cuz you're the fire of Carolina and Oklahoma too

The stars in St. Louis ain't burning as bright as you

You're the waves crashing down on the eastern coast

When the day's cooling off and the summertimes close

I lost faith in the world a long time ago

We'd always ride those backroads

Back when you got sick

Roll the windows down

Just for the hell of it

You always acted baptized

Every time we hit the coast

Bandana tanline on your forehead

So the tourists didn't know

You're the fire of Carolina and Oklahoma too

The stars in St. Louis ain't burning as bright as you

You're the waves crashing down on the eastern coast

When the day's cooling off and the summertimes close

I lost faith in the world a long time ago

My blood rush to the heart you were my last hope

And the law don't never come back here

And I reckon they don't try

I just put some beer on ice

And tonight I'm dancing for two