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Summer Thing

from Hail Bohemia by John Shakespear

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lyrics

At the end of the day, we were walking on the outer bank
Down at Pickerel Lake, where the water looks like glass
You told me a story about this boy you used to know
He wanted to be an astronaut, well we all know how that goes
The last time you saw him, he was waiting in line at the Interpol show
Waving from the bleachers, the beauty of his features faded away in the spotlight’s glow

It was only a summer thing,
cinnamon and kerosene
We don’t have to make a scene
It’s only the beach
You could meet me down at Tommy’s place
watching The Amazing Race
Honey, who’s your favorite team?
It don’t really have to mean a thing

At the bend in the path, I was thinking maybe we should turn back
When you pulled me down into the grass, well the sky overhead was the color of glass
And the hem of her dress and my Catholic urge to confess
Fell into the water, god I never thought we’d swim out quite as far as this

It was only a summer thing
cinnamon and kerosene
We don’t have to make a scene
It’s only the beach
You could meet me down at Tommy’s place
watching The Amazing Race
Honey, who’s your favorite team?
It don’t really have to mean a thing

And the silver covered everything,
we were sleeping ‘neath the skylight
I almost dared to dream that we were kin
we were twinned there in the night
And the sun coming up over that hill every morning
I never saw the warning
I should’ve seen the warning when she said

It was only a summer thing,
cinnamon and kerosene
strike the match and watch the dream
burn up into blue

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from Hail Bohemia, released May 17, 2023

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John Shakespear Brooklyn, New York

John Shakespear writes albums that tell a story from start to finish. The next one, 'Hail Bohemia,' comes out on May 17.

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