song profile

Summer Of Life (1989)
Written By Jessica Stewart

Back to the summer of 89’
I fell asleep every night to a ceiling fan lullaby.
Windows on the house up high and you could hear
The cars zipping by fast down Aska road.

Early to be, early to rise
Save your pennies they turn into dimes.
That was my Grandpa’s philosophy in life.
I can see my Grandma now hanging clothes on the line
When she’d finish she’d call us in for lunchtime.
Grilled cheese, chips and tang
Oh, How I miss those days when everything ran simple.

Chorus:

If I knew then, what I know now
I would never said, I was bored and waste the days away
I would have held on a stronger 
To those sweet summer days

I hold the world in the palm of my hand
I virtually can go anywhere
As long as I pay the monthly plan.
Let me tell you where I’d love to be
Sitting on the banks of Rock Creek with my brother by my side.
With the water on my line waiting for the fish to bite.
Or maybe down on Blue Ridge Lake
Hanging out in the NO SWIM ZONE, where you swim any way.
Oh, Those were the days.

Chorus
If I knew then, what I know now
I would never say I was bored and waste the days away
I would have held on a stronger 
To those sweet summer days


Bridge:
This old world spins out of control
One day you’re here laughing the next you names etched in stone
Those memories run true deep, and I’ll always carry them with me.

Chorus (2)
If I knew then, what I know now
I would never said, I love you just a little bit more
And memorized every moment of those sweet summer days.