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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
Performer
Christopher Thomas Geddes
Christopher Thomas Geddes
Keyboards
Isobel Campbell
Isobel Campbell
Piano
Mick Cooke
Mick Cooke
Trumpet
Stuart Murdoch
Stuart Murdoch
Vocals
Sarah Ann Martin
Sarah Ann Martin
Violin
Stuart David
Stuart David
Electric Guitar
Richard William Colburn
Richard William Colburn
Drums
Stephen Thomas Jackson
Stephen Thomas Jackson
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Isobel Campbell
Isobel Campbell
Composer
Mick Cooke
Mick Cooke
Composer
Stuart Murdoch
Stuart Murdoch
Songwriter
Sarah Ann Martin
Sarah Ann Martin
Composer
Stuart David
Stuart David
Composer
Richard William Colburn
Richard William Colburn
Composer
Chris Geddes
Chris Geddes
Composer
Stevie Jackson
Stevie Jackson
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Intro]
Summer in winter
Winter in springtime
You heard the birds sing
Everything will be fine
[Verse 1]
I spent the summer wasting
The time was passed so easily
But if the summer's wasted
How come that I could feel so free?
I spent the summer wasting
The sky was blue beyond compare
A photograph of myself
Is all I have to show for
[Chorus]
Seven years of river walkways
Seven weeks of staying up all night
[Verse 2]
I spent the summer wasting
The time was passed so pleasantly
Say cheerio to books now
The only things I'll read are faces
I spent the summer wasting
Under a canopy of
[Chorus]
Seven weeks of river walkways
Seven weeks of reading papers
Seven weeks of feeling guilty
Seven weeks of staying up all night
[Outro]
Summer in winter
Winter in springtime
You heard the bird sing
Everything will be fine
Written by: Chris Geddes, Isobel Campbell, Mick Cooke, Richard William Colburn, Sarah Ann Martin, Stevie Jackson, Stuart David, Stuart Murdoch

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