Story Behind The Song
wasn't really a story behind. just something that's been played out in the summer at beaches for years.
Song Description
couple meet at ocean city over the summer expecting a brief romance but it becomes something more though they both are initially in denial. the bridge of the song is supposed to be a surrealistic pastiche of summer experiences also describing a scene from the movie THE NOTEBOOK
| Song Length |
4:46 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Pleasant |
Subject |
Falling in Love |
| Similar Artists |
none |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
had a blast in Ocean City, but you know it be a pity makin' it more than it was.
no one needs a P.H.D. to see you've got a crush on me, honey, it's obvious.
summer fun, beach romance, wasn't something we had planned, salty kiss in the sand, we both understand
(CHORUS) IT WAS JUST A SUMMER FLING, WASN'T S'POSED TO MEAN A THING (but it did) IT WAS JUST A SUMMER FLING THOUGH THE MEM'RIES KEEP ECHOING; IT WAS JUST A SUMMER FLING
that's the way I used to feel till things started gettin' real. you fit me like a glove. Thought my heart was left for dead but like Elvin Bishop said "fooled around and fell in love"
now i'm hooked on your stuff, can't seem to get enough. try to come off like i'm tough till you call my bluff.
(REPEAT CHORUS)
(BRIDGE)- everybody knows how love is crazy as the weather, but nobody knows whether we will stay together'. fireworks give the moon a halo, halter top painted day-glo, tourist on a sandy bed burning candy apple red, cotton candy in the air, girl's bikini's barely there, Romeo sees Juliet ridin' bumper car corvette, then he tries to seal the deal hangin' from a ferris wheel, surfer tries to catch a wave wiping out on Crystal Bay, ocean gypsies from the moon dancin' to a summer tune, sun is slippin' out of reach, build a fire on the beach, driftwood burning in the night throws off rainbow sparks of light
BUT IT WAS JUST A SUMMER FLING, WASN'T S'POSED TO MEAN A THING (but it did). IT WAS JUST A SUMMER FLING THOUGH THE MEM'RIES KEEP ECHOING, YEAH,YEAH. IT WAS JUST A SUMMER FLING. NO ONE NEEDS TO BUY A RING. IT WAS JUST A SUMMER FLING, TWO BIRDS SHARING ONE WING, IT WAS JUST A SUMMER FLING, JUST A SUMMER FLING . . .