[Verse 1] I don't much like summer nights Palm trees blowing in the breeze And I've got no use for a full moon Shining down on the sea Cause they bring to mind another time [Pre-Chorus] And a girl I used to know Who loved me and held me Then let me go [Chorus ] I don't go near the water now Cause I'm afraid I'll surely drown In a heavy sea of heartache That take a hold and pull me down Cause ocean waves bring back yesterdays [Pre-Chorus] And the girl I used to know Who loved me and held me Then let me go [Chorus] I don't go near the water now Cause I'm afraid I'll surely drown In a heavy sea of heartache That take a hold and pull me down Cause ocean waves bring back yesterdays And the girl I used to know Who loved me and held me And then let me go