Rollin' through these hills I've known I'd be comin'
Ain't a man alive that likes to be alone?
Been a while since I seen my lady smilin'
Have I been, have I been away so long?

I am tired
I am tired

Can I come home for the summer?
I could slow down for a little while
Get back to loving each other
Leave all those long and lonesome miles behind

Through the years I have learned
Some things worth the tellin'
And you'd be right in guessin'
That each and every lesson they were hard won

I am tired
I am tired

Can I come home for the summer?
I could slow down for a little while
Get back to loving each other
Leave all those long and lonesome miles behind

You'll follow her wherever she goes
You love her and you just wanted to know
That you'll follow her, you'll find a way
Cause you love her and you just wanted to know


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For the Summer Lyrics as written by Raycharles Jack Lamontagne

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    okay I pretty much agree with what you have to say but I think a little bit differently about it. I feel like this song is a beautiful way of saying how close he really once came to actually settling down. He wants to come back and revisit those memories but still knows right now he cannot be fully committed that's why it's just for the summer. He will somehow always find her (follow her) and they will be in each others lives. Almost every time Ray writes a song it blows me out the summer. He is even more amazing live, this song and hold you in my arms brought me to tears at millennium park.

    kbsheehan4on July 04, 2011   Link

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