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Summer (The First Time) Lyrics

Artist: Bobby Goldsboro
Album: All-Time Greatest Hits

It was a hot afternoon,
Last day of June,
And the sun was a demon,
The clouds were afraid,
One-ten in the shade,
And the pavement was steaming.
I told Billy-Ray,
In his red Chevrolet,
I needed time for some thinking,
I was just walking by,
When I looked in her eye,
And I swore it was winking.

She was 31 and I was 17,
I knew nothing about love, she knew everything,
When I saw down beside her on the front porch swing,
And wondered what the coming night would bring.

The sun closed her eyes,
As it climbed in the sky,
And it started to swelter,
The sweat trickled down the front of her gown,
And I thought it would melt her.

She through back her hair,
Like I wasn't there,
And she sipped on a julep,
Her shoulders were bare,
And I tried not to stare,
When I looked at her two lips.

And when she looked at me,
I heard her softly say,
I know you're young,
You don't know what to do or say,
But stay with me until the sun has gone away,
And I will chase the boy in you away.

And then she smiled and we talked for a while,
And we walked for a mile to the sea,
We sat on the sand, and the boy took her hand,
But I saw the sun rise as a man.

Ten years have gone by,
Since I looked in her eye,
But the memory lingers,
I got back in my mind,
To the very first time,
And feel the touch of her fingers,

It was a hot afternoon,
Last day of June,
And the sun was a demon,
The clouds were afraid,
One-ten in the shade,
And the pavement was steaming...

Comments/Interpretations

by David Wood on 9/2/2008 11:02am
Marvellous old romantic ballad, nearly makes me feel 35 years younger!

by Val Tovey on 2/13/2009 10:16am
This song always reminds me of my youth, and still sends shivers up and down my spine! Wonderful ballad.

by Mark. on 7/27/2010 5:15pm
As above, invokes memories of my youth.

by Sharif Hameed on 12/21/2010 11:30am
Memories flood back when i met Debbie
in 1976

by Mack on 1/29/2011 4:43am
I love how the storyteller finishes the tale by repeating the beginning.

by Mark on 5/4/2011 1:42pm
Superb song, controversial at the time...

by brian on 9/6/2012 3:17am
A classic song i have loved for years

by Richard on 12/12/2012 9:02pm
Fantastic song.

by jim on 1/27/2013 8:12pm
great song brings me back years

by CliveH... 07/05/2013 on 5/7/2013 1:53pm
great song,reminds me of someone very special....

by J.J. on 8/21/2013 6:21am
What is it about this song that makes me yearn for years gone by? I can't explain it, but it haunts me. The song first charted when I was 18 (1973), and bought my first car...a 62 Impala convertible. Great car! I guess I remember the freedom of that exciting time in my life, and hearing it on the car radio. Maybe that was me in the Chevrolet in the song. ;-)

by Mick p on 1/2/2014 9:28am
What a tune

by C.R. on 1/17/2014 4:15pm
Classic mix of haunting tune and words that make you feel you are there living that moment.Something this good will be a hit with any generation.Thank you Bobby.G.

by Rickie on 7/20/2014 2:55pm
I was living by the sea in Essex and this was on the radio.It's just the ultimate song about the first time. I remember days like that in 73 and although she wasn't older it was just as memorable

by Kev on 5/1/2015 8:03am
My Father in Law constantly sang this song. He has long since passed away but it brings a smile everytime I play it ....Brilliant.

by Tina_S on 9/1/2015 1:26pm
I love this song! Reminds me of long hot summers of fun. Oh to be young again! :)

by Jude on 9/15/2015 11:04pm
Just used 'julep' in a game of scrabble, so then had to google the words of the song that came into my head...oh how it takes me back!

by amanda mason 18/1/16 on 1/18/2016 7:02am
i felt hot and sticky when i found out about ian ellingham i felt dizzy and fraint but his quick actions saved me and he embraced me and gave me a kiss .

by Fonzy on 3/13/2016 12:34pm
Best song ever. Remember the Summer of 73 like it was yesterday!

by Eric on 6/28/2016 8:59am
My wife loves this song obviously brings back memory of her first time,pity it wasn't me.xx

by Lorraine on 7/10/2016 3:54am
This song reminds me of my youth. It's very clever. It actually makes you feel the heat of the day....

by amanda mason 18/9/16 on 9/18/2016 7:38am
last sunday when i came back from malta i cried when i told Barry that i loved him and to keep in touch please and he said that he would.