Summertimes Close

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Well,
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I've had cold and humid mornings on city streets and
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back porches
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But I ain't never breathed a breath as fresh as you
And I've seen children playin' on the coastlines under the
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white     lines, atop the blue tides
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But I ain't     ever been baptized in water as cool as you
And the law don't ever come back here and,
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I     reckon they don't try
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I just     put some beer on ice,
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let's just dance for a moment or two

[Chorus]
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'Cause you're the fire of Carolina and Oklahoma too
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The stars  in Saint Louis ain't burnin' bright as you
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You're the waves crashin' down on the Eastern Coast
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When the day's  coolin' off and the summertime's closed
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I lost faith in the world a long time ago

[Break]
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[Verse 2]
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 We'd always ride those back roads back when     you
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got sick
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     Roll the windows down just for the hell of it
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You always acted baptized every     time we hit the coast
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Bandana tan line on your forehead,
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so the tourists didn't know

[Chorus]
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You're the fire of Carolina and Oklahoma too
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And the stars  in Saint Louis ain't burnin' bright as you
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You're the waves crashin' down on the Eastern Coast
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When the day's  coolin' off and the summertime's closed
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And I lost faith in the world a long time ago
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My bloodrush to the heart,
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you were my last hope

[Break]
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[Outro]
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   And the law don't ever come back here and,
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I     reckon they don't try
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I just     put some beer on ice and tonight I'm dancin' for
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two