You say what you are
But you know that I want you
Left a part of myself
In California
We could lay in bed
Or we could take a ride
To a sun-kissed place
By the seaside
And now I'm wide awake
I see the sky
But I didn't see the rain
And I couldn't hide
And I couldn't feel the pain
And I know a way
And I know what to find
But I want to stay
In the summertime
You're trying to hide
But I'm trying to run
From a pretty face
And a loaded gun
So we'll save our money
Buy a car
Drive it across America
Before it gets too late
I see the sky
But I didn't see the rain
And I couldn't hide
And I couldn't feel the pain
And I know a way
And I know what to find
But I want to stay
In the summertime
I want to stay
In the summertime
And you say courage, my old friend
I've heard it all before
I'm digging up the flowerbeds
You're lying on the bathroom floor
Take the load off tired feet
Call this place your home
You'd rather watch the city sleep
I would rather go
I see the sky
But I didn't see the rain
And I couldn't hide
And I couldn't feel the pain
And I know a way
And I know what to find
But I want to stay
In the summertime
I want to stay
In the summertime