Hanging around in the old downtown in the summertime
The sun beats down with a warm hot sound
Makes me feel sublime

The lazy river flows right by
As I wipe the sweat from around my eyes
The sun it penetrates right in
Soaking down to my bones right through my skin

You gotta love the summer
You gotta love the summertime

The river takes me down
Around past the next bend
Riding along the stream
The stream that never ends

It never sleeps at night
Just keeps flowing on
Through the dark and light
As I sing here in this song
The song about the summer

The lazy river flows right by
As I wipe the sweat from around my eyes
The sun it penetrates right in
Soaking down to my bones right through my skin
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Hanging around in the old downtown in the summertime
The sun beats down with a warm hot sound
Makes me feel sublime

The lazy river flows right by
As I wipe the sweat from around my eyes
The sun it penetrates right in
Soaking down to my bones right through my skin

You gotta love the summertime
You gotta love the summer

The river takes me down
Around past the next bend
Riding along the stream
The stream that never ends

It never sleeps at night
Just keeps flowing on
Through the dark and light
As I sing here in this song
The song about the summer

The lazy river flows right by
Flows right by..