[Verse 1]
The summer nears its end
The record plays again
The chemists' stores on fire
And I can't even lie about it
And I'm already there
The look's about to stare
But the hall begins to shine
The water's almost wine
Now it all comes apart
We call the endin' of the start
And now the order's defined
Would you leave it all behind?
Would you leave it all behind?
[Chorus]
And all the lonely boys are singin'
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
As if the only way to start again is on the brink
And all the girls reply with
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
In the distance, all the birds are flyin' wilder than
The finest note that anyone can hear
Now it all comes again
We call the startin' of the end
And now we hide all the facts
Would you please just come on back?
Would you please just come on back?
[Chorus]
And all the lonely boys are singin'
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
As if the only way to start again is on the brink
And all the girls reply with
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
In the distance, all the birds are flyin' wilder than
The finest note that anyone can hear
Now you see the lonely truth
And now you see the lonely truth
But I'm not addin' up
And I'm not addin' up and up and up and up and up
[Outro]
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Said I'm not addin' up
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I want to dance, she said she won't cry
(Oh, oh)
Been out all night with nowhere to find
(Oh, oh)
From the east to the west, we leave it behind
The north and south, I'm losin' my mind, baby
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
And lovers all make covers for the truth
The summer nears its end