Fell into
A sea of grass
And disappeared among
The shady blades...
Children all
Ran over me
Screaming tag!
You are the one!

He trips her as
Her sandals fail
She says stop!
I'm a girl...
Whose fingernails are made
Of mother's pearl...

Yellow buttercup
Helicopters
Orange buttercat
Chasing after
The crazy bee
Mad about somebody...

Me and my girlfriend
Don't wear no shoes
Her nose is painted pepper
Sunlight...
She loves me
I mean it's serious
As serious can be...

She sings a song and
I listen to what it says:
If you want a friend
Feed any animal...
There was so much space
I cut me a piece
With some fine wine
It brought peace to my mind
In the summertime...
And it rolled

Summer.... oh...
Oh.... the summertime rolls



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Summertime Rolls Lyrics as written by Perry Farrell Eric Adam Avery

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    The title of this song, and the lyrics, remind me distinctly of Ecstacy. The slang for X around here (North Carolina) is "Rolls"...and the best ones come in the Summer. The lyrics kind of represent a feeling you'd get from X...so this is either a weird coincidence, or my fucked up interpretation. And even though I'd never listen to Jane's Addiction while rolling (usually listen to DieselBoy)...great song for memories.

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