Summertime

Drums please!

Summer, summer, summertime

Time to sit back and unwind (Summertime)

Here it is, the groove slightly transformed

Just a bit of a break from the norm

Just a little somethin' to break the monotony

Of all that hardcore dance that has gotten to be

A little bit outta control, it's cool to dance

But what about a groove that soothes, and moves romance?

Give me a soft, subtle mix

And if it ain't broke, then don't try to fix it (Don't try to fix it)

And think of the summers of the past

Adjust the bass and let the Alpine blast

Pop in my CD and let me run a rhyme

And put your car on cruise and lay back

'Cause this is summertime

Summer, summer, summertime (Ooh, summertime)

Time to sit back and unwind (Time to sit back and unwind)

Summer, summer, summertime (Summertime)

Time to sit back and unwind (Time to sit back and unwind)

Summer, summer, summertime (Summertime)

Time to sit back and unwind (Time to sit back and unwind)

School is out, and it's a sort of a buzz

But back then I didn't really know what it was

But now I see what have of this

The way that people respond to summer madness

The weather is hot and girls are dressin' less

And checkin' out the fellas to tell 'em who's best

Ridin' around in your jeep or your Benzos

Or in your Nissan, sittin' on Lorenzos

Back in Philly, we be out in the park

A place called the Plateau is where everybody go

Guys out huntin' and girls doin' likewise

Honkin' at the honey in front of you with the light eyes

She turn around to see what you beepin' at

It's like the summer's a natural aphrodisiac

And with a pen and pad I composed this rhyme

To hip you and to get you equipped for the summer time

Summer, summer, summertime (Ooh, summertime)

Time to sit back and unwind (Time to sit back and unwind)

Summer, summer, summertime (Summertime)

Time to sit back and unwind (Time to sit back and unwind)

It's late in the day and I ain't been on the court yet

Hustle to the mall to get me a short set

Yeah, I got on sneaks, but I need a new pair

'Cause basketball courts, in the summer, got girls there

The temperature's about 88

Hop in the water plug just for old times sake

Break to ya crib, change your clothes once more

'Cause you're invited to a barbecue that's startin' at four

Sittin' with your friends as y'all reminisce

About the days, growin' up an' the first person you kissed

And as I think back, makes me wonder how

The smell from a grill could spark up nostalgia

All the kids playin' out front

Little boys messin' 'round with the girls playin' double dutch

While the DJ's spinnin' a tune

As the old folks dance at your family reunion

Then six o'clock rolls around

You just finished wipin' your car down

It's time to cruise, so you go to the summertime hangout

It looks like a car show

Everybody come lookin' real fine

Fresh from the barber shop or fly from the beauty salon

Every moment frontin' and maxin'

Chillin', in the car they spent all day waxin'

Leanin' to the side, but you can't speed through

Two miles an hour, so everybody sees you

There's an air of love and of happiness

And this is the Fresh Prince's new definition of summer madness

Summer, summer, summertime (Summertime)

Time to sit back and unwind (And unwind)

Summer, summer, summertime

Time to sit back and unwind

Summer, summer, summertime

Time to sit back and unwind (And unwind)

Summer, summer, summertime

Time to sit back and unwind