A firefly glowing on my left hand

Used to pretend it was a wedding band

A tall cool glass of Mama's lemonade

Sold from a stand that me and my sister made

We'd count our quarters in the shade underneath the trees



The boys in the clubhouse are right next door

Playing cops and robbers and the Civil War

We'd all meet up at the swimming hole

With marshmallow sticks and our homemade fishing poles

And the stars would guide us home, oh, those sweet memories



Well, I love those summer days

Drifting on by like a slow parade

And everything feels fine in the warm sunshine

When your world unwinds



And you kick back in your flip-flops

And you don't care about the tick-tock

And the world is full of music, dreams and lovers



There ain't nothin' like the summer

There ain't nothin' like the summer



A blue eyed boy with the baseball tan

On the ferris wheel he takes my hand

Long, slow dance underneath the moon

Praying so hard that the night won't end too soon

He whispers, I love you and I melt into his arms



Well, I love those summer days

Drifting on by like a slow parade

And everything feels fine in the warm sunshine

When your world unwinds



And you kick back in your flip-flops

And you don't care about the tick-tock

And the world is full of music, dreams and lovers



There ain't nothin' like the summer

There ain't nothin' like the summer



The sun goes down and the barbecue's lit

The radio's playing that summer hit

We all wish these days would last forever



I love those summer days

Drifting on by like a slow parade

And everything feels fine in the warm sunshine

When your world unwinds



And you kick back in your flip-flops

And you don't care about the tick-tock

And the world is full of music, dreams and lovers



There ain't nothin' like the summer

(I love those summer days)

There ain't nothin' like the summer

(I love those summer days)



Ooh, I love those summer days, ooh