The Boys of Summer

Don Henley

Nobody on the road

Nobody on the beach

I feel it in the air

The summer's out of reach

Empty lake, empty streets

The sun goes down alone

I'm drivin' by your house

Though I know you're not home

I can see you-

Your brown skin shinin' in the sun

You got your hair combed back

and your sunglasses on, baby

And I can tell you

my love for you will still be strong

After the boys of summer have gone

I never will forget those nights

I wonder if it was a dream

Remember how you made me crazy

Remember how I made you scream

I don't understand what happened to our love

But babe, I'm gonna get you back

I'm gonna show you what I'm made of

I can see you-

Your brown skin shinin' in the sun

I see you walkin' real slow and

you're smilin' at everyone

I can tell you my love for you

will still be strong

After the boys of summer have gone

Out on the road today,

I saw a DEADHEAD sticker on a Cadillac

A little voice inside my head said,

"Don't look back. You can never look back."

I thought I knew what love was

What did I know T

hose days are gone forever

I should just let 'em go

but I can see you-

Your brown skin shinin' in the sun

You got that top pulled down

and that radio on, baby

I can tell you my love for you will still be strong

After the boys of summer have gone

I can see you-

Your brown skin shinin' in the sun

You got that hair slicked back

and those Wayfarers on, baby

I can tell you my love for you will still be strong

After the boys of summer have gone