Galaxie 500

Summertime

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Summertime Lyrics

Nighttime at the boulevard
And I'm walkin home with you
The heat is just delicious
And you know just what to do

Mornin is so perfect
But the noontime makes me tired
Parkin in the park now
And I'm so glad that you were fired

Goin' to the movies
I found a shelter from the sun
Heard a gruesome story
About a couple on the run

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milkman82 On Aug 22, 2002

Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste

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2002-08-22 23:57:24

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by eyehop

8y ago

Wow, no comments?

This song really captures the feeling of that last summer, maybe after you've graduated from college or high school, that's going to be the last bit of aimless freedom you're going to have before you have to start working or living in the "adult" world. The line "I'm so glad that your were fired" says it all, like, screw it, you're going to work the rest of your life, let's savor this last bit of freedom before it's gone forever...

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I always heard it as "Night time at the pool hall.."

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