Lyrics

In the summer nights I saw her swimming in the evening tide
Fleet of limb and so seductive everything a boy desired
I hoped she?d stay there with me but she could never realise
That as the winter warmed it drew as further from each other?s side
As the joy of summer died

As the days grew shorter I could see that we would soon divide
So we cherished every moment, never left each other?s side
We?d talk for hours as the sun rose up above the sea
And as the daylight dawned across the sky her eyes were fixed on me
As the joy of summer died

I mourned her loss all winter then forgot her in the spring
But when summer comes around again I long to meet again

Now on days when blossom falls and heralds that it?s summer time
All my thoughts return to when those warmest days were hers and mine
Maybe we?ll meet again and some day we?ll be reconciled
But as the sun beats down on me alone I?m never satisfied
As the joy of summer died

I mourned her loss all winter then forgot her in the spring
But when summer comes around again I long to meet again

Though parting?s never easy, dear, the encore?s too much pain
So it?s better I stay on my own than risk that hurt again

Now my days are cold and lonely, bitterness shows in my eyes
Suddenly my nights seem longer - happiness is more contrived
But even in my darkest hours, I can still realise
That given time these feelings pass and I?m still likely to survive
With a summer song besides