Summers Down by the Lake

Thinkin’ back when I was seventeen-- Summer couldn’t come too soon (you know what I mean) A time when I felt free, so young and wild… Tearing up the backroads of those country miles. Every night go meeting up with friends, Humid days and nights we thought would never end; Talkin’ ‘bout the memories we’d make: All those parties, good times, fun… down at the lake….. Summertime And a cool beer chillin' My brother's car, And a girl who’s willin' To spend all day and night Down by the lake… Friends around, And a hot grill cookin’ Causin’ trouble When no one’s lookin’ Makin’ memories no one can ever take…. Summers down by the lake! Bobby Ray had fireworks in the trunk of his old Ford More than once we thought we'd meet our Maker, Lord; That time he set the old boat dock ablaze Still we're laughin' 'bout those crazy days And Katie, my sweet Katie, at the lake at night, Stars reflected softly in her eyes so bright; Pulled me close beneath that harvest moon, Funny how forever ended way too soon Summertime And a cool beer chillin' My brother's car, And a girl who’s willin' To spend all day and night Down by the lake… Friends around, And a hot grill cookin’ Causin’ trouble When no one’s lookin’ Makin’ memories no one can ever take…. Summers down by the lake! So long ago those times, they’ve left their mark, But still they’re bright as day even when the world gets dark; Remind me life's about more than the race we run, And somewhere down by the lake, I'm still forever young! Summertime And a cool beer chillin' My brother's car, And a girl who’s willin' To spend all day and night Down by the lake… Friends around, And a hot grill cookin’ Causin’ trouble When no one’s lookin’ Makin’ memories no one can ever take…. Summers down by the lake!