Boys of Summer

Stumbled upon this write up on one of my fav songs at this place http://www.celebrityaccess.com/news/letter.html?id=14

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"The Boys Of Summer"

There's that percussion intro. And then Mike Campbell's guitar. Then the synth part. They talk about the video. This is one track that's SO great, the video, HOWEVER good it is, can't eclipse it, can't make the mental movie for you. In late September, it's "Maggie May" that gets to me. With the line about needing to be back in school. But on the first cold day. Before late September on the east coast. Sometime between September 15th and October 15th in L.A. You'll be driving down the street, and you'll wonder where the summer has gone. Where your LIFE has gone.

Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm drivin' by your house
Though I know you're not home

But I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy?
Remember how I made you scream
Now I don't understand what happened to our love
But babe, I'm gonna get you back
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of

I can see you-Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
I see you walkin' real slow and you're smilin' at everyone
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

Out on the road today,
I saw a DEADHEAD sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice Inside my head said, "Don't look back. You can never look back."
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go but-

I can see you-Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that top pulled down and that radio on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

I can see you-Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone "



This is the cover of the album "Building the Perfect Beast" that released on 1.1.1984. 'Boys on Summer' was the first song on side 'A'.

I've always thought this song had that long lost, wistful feel to it. Now I know why.