In the shade of Shelfer Street Playin' in that summer heat I wore blisters on my feet Then I'd sleep with my windows open wide And a good feelin' down deep inside Man I really had it made in the shade of Shelfer Street It's where I used to dream real big Pretend I was Billy the Kid Mamma never worried ‘bout me That's how life used to be In the shade of Shelfer Street Playin' in that summer heat I wore blisters on my feet Then I'd sleep with my windows open wide And a good feelin' down deep inside
Man I really had it made in the shade of Shelfer Street It's where we learned to play together And we looked out for one another And I could have stayed forever Forever In the shade of Shelfer Street Just playin' in that summer heat I wore blisters on my feet Then I'd sleep with my windows open wide And a good feelin' down deep inside Man I really had it made I said man I really had it made in the shade of Shelfer Street Shelfer Street