[Intro]
That summer feelin'
That summer feelin'
That summer feelin'

[Verse 1]
When there's things to do, not because you gotta
When you run for love, not because you oughta
When you trust your friends, with no reason not to
The joy I've named shall not be tamed
And that summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

[Verse 2]
When the cool of the pond makes you drop down on it
When the smell of the lawn makes you flop down on it
When the teenage car gets the cop down on it
That time is here for one more year
And that summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

[Verse 3]
If you've forgotten what I'm namin'
You're gonna long to reclaim it one day
Because that summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

[Verse 4]
And if you wait until you're older
A sad resentment will smolder one day
And then that summer feeling's gonna haunt you
And that summer feeling's gonna taunt you
And then that summer feelin' is gonna hurt you one day in your life
[Verse 5]
When even fourth grade starts looking good, which you hated
And first grade's looking good too, overrated
And you boys long for some little girl that you dated
Do you long for her, or for the way you were?
That summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

[Verse 6]
When the Oldsmobile has got the top down on it
When the catamaran has got the drop down on it
When the flat of the land has got the crop down on it
Some things were good before and some things never were
But that summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

[Verse 7]
Well, when your friends are in town, and they've got time for ya
When you and them are hangin' 'round, and they don't ignore ya
When you say what you will, and they still adore ya
Is that not appealing?
It's that summer feelin'
That summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

[Bridge]
It's gonna haunt you
It's gonna taunt you
You're gonna want this feelin' inside
One more time
It's gonna haunt you
It's gonna taunt you
You're gonna want this feelin' inside
One more time

[Aside]
One more thing

[Verse 8]
When you're hangin' around the park with the water fountain
And there's the little girl with the dirty ankles
'Cause she's on the swings, you know, and the dust is kickin' up
And you remember the ankle locket
And the way she flirted with you
For all this time, how come?
Well, that summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life

[Bridge]
You'll throw away everything for it
You'll throw away everything for it

[Aside]
One more thing

[Verse 9]
When the playground that just was all dirt comes hauntin'
And that little girl that called you a flirt, memory comes tauntin'
You pick these things apart, they're not that appealin'
You put them together, and you'll get this certain feelin'
That summer feelin' is gonna haunt you one day in your life
[Outro]
It's gonna haunt you
It's gonna taunt you
You're gonna want this feelin' inside
One more time