That Summer Feeling

That summer feelin'

That summer feelin'

That summer feelin'

When there's things to do, not because you gotta

When you run for love, not because you oughta

When you trust your friends, with no reason not to

The joy I've named shall not be tamed

And that summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

When the cool of the pond makes you drop down on it

When the smell of the lawn makes you flop down on it

When the teenage car gets the cop down on it

That time is here for one more year

And that summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

If you've forgotten what I'm namin'

You're gonna long to reclaim it one day

Because that summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

And if you wait until you're older

A sad resentment will smolder one day

And then that summer feeling's gonna haunt you

And that summer feeling's gonna taunt you

And then that summer feelin' is gonna hurt you one day in your life

When even fourth grade starts looking good, which you hated

And first grade's looking good too, overrated

And you boys long for some little girl that you dated

Do you long for her, or for the way you were?

That summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

When the Oldsmobile has got the top down on it

When the catamaran has got the drop down on it

When the flat of the land has got the crop down on it

Some things were good before and some things never were

But that summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

Well, when your friends are in town, and they've got time for ya

When you and them are hangin' 'round, and they don't ignore ya

When you say what you will, and they still adore ya

Is that not appealing?

It's that summer feelin'

That summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

It's gonna haunt you

It's gonna taunt you

You're gonna want this feelin' inside

One more time

It's gonna haunt you

It's gonna taunt you

You're gonna want this feelin' inside

One more time

One more thing

When you're hangin' around the park with the water fountain

And there's the little girl with the dirty ankles

'Cause she's on the swings, you know, and the dust is kickin' up

And you remember the ankle locket

And the way she flirted with you

For all this time, how come?

Well, that summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

You'll throw away everything for it

You'll throw away everything for it

One more thing

When the playground that just was all dirt comes hauntin'

And that little girl that called you a flirt, memory comes tauntin'

You pick these things apart, they're not that appealin'

You put them together, and you'll get this certain feelin'

That summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

It's gonna haunt you

It's gonna taunt you

You're gonna want this feelin' inside

One more time