Summer Days

Summer days, summer nights are gone

Summer days, and the summer nights are gone

I know a place where there's still somethin' goin' on

I got a house on the hill, I got hogs out in the mud

I got a house on the hill, I got hogs out lying in the mud

I got a long-haired woman, she got royal Indian blood

Everybody get ready, lift up your glasses and sing

Everybody get ready, lift up your glasses and sing

Well, I'm standin' on the table, I'm proposin' a toast to the king

Well, I'm drivin' in the flats in a Cadillac car

The girls all say, "You're a worn out star"

My pockets are loaded and I'm spendin' every dime

How can you say you love someone else?

You know it's me all the time

Well, the fog's so thick you can't spy the land

The fog is so thick that you can't can't even spy the land

What good are you anyway if you can't stand up

To some old business man

Weddin' bells are ringin', the choir is beginnin' to sing

Yes, the weddin' bells are ringin', the choir is beginnin' to sing

What look good in the day, at night is another thing

She's lookin' into my eyes, she's holdin' my hand

She's lookin' into my eyes, she's holdin' my hand

She said, "You can't repeat the past", I said

"You can't? What-a-ya mean you can't? Of course, you can"

Where do you come from?  Where do you go?

Sorry, that's a nothin' you would need to know

Well, my back's been to the wall so long

It seems like it's stuck

Why don't you break my heart one more time, just for good luck

I've got eight carburetors, boys, I'm usin' them all

Well, I've got eight carburetors and, boys, I'm usin' them all

I'm short on gas, my motor's startin' to stall

My dogs are barkin', there must be someone around

My dogs are barkin', there's must be someone around

I got my hammer ringin', pretty baby, but the nails ain't goin' down

You got somethin' to say, speak or hold your peace

Well, you got somethin' to say, speak now or hold your peace

If it's information you want, you can get it from the police

Politician's got on his joggin' shoes

He must be runnin' for office, no time to lose

He's been suckin' the blood outta the genius of generosity

Even ruined your eyes, you been teasin' me

Standin' by God's river, my soul beginnin' to shake

Standin' by God's river, my soul's beginnin' to shake

I'm countin' on you, Love, to give me a break

Well, I'm leavin' in the morning as soon as the dark clouds lift

Yes, I'm leavin' in the morning just as soon as the dark clouds lift

I'm breakin' the roof, set fire to the place as a parting gift

Summer days, summer nights are gone

Summer days, summer nights are gone

I know a place where there's still somethin' goin' on