Summer, you old Indian Summer
You're the tear that comes after June-time's laughter
You see so many dreams that don't come true
Dreams we fashioned when Summertime was new

You are here to watch over
Some heart that is broken by a word that somebody left unspoken
You're the ghost of a romance in June going astray
Fading too soon, that's why I say
"Farewell to you, Indian Summer"

<extended sax solo>

You are here to watch over
A heart that is broken by a word that somebody left unspoken
You're the ghost of a romance in June going astray
Fading too soon, that's why I say
"Farewell to you, Indian Summer"

You old Indian Summer

I was taken by surprise by the thunder
Sit and stared out at the rain
Taken back, I was younger
In a vacant lot day

And the fall brought an Indian summer
And plenty of places to play
I can still hear 'em calling (far away)
I can hear thunder (far away)

Well the summers are hot and the winters get cold
Not a lot smarter, but another year old
Sometimes I'm still at the fishing hole

And you never needed bait where we used to go
Just a safety pin hook on a bamboo pole
Take the big ones home; let the little ones go (far away)
And I can hear thunder
Walking down the alley

And it's not as easy as it used to be
Finding time to let my mind wander
I can still hear 'em calling
Indian summer

I want your number.
So we can talk.
I can’t remember the last time…. I felt so lost.
You changed your address.
You changed your name.
You were an Indian Summer.
I’m still the same.
Won’t you tell me what to say?
You were always good that way.

Remember singing the whole way home. (aha)
About an Indian Summer so long ago.(aha)
Won’t you tell me what you know? (aha)
Cuz I don’t know where to go.
Cuz I don’t know where to go.

ultra-violet rays are washing over all the boys and girls
as their moms lay tanning by the pool
all of their dads arriving home
all the children hug his neck unaware of their inheritence
all of the experts say you aught to start them young
that way they'll naturally love the taste of corporate cum

god bless the indian summer
god bless the indian summer
god bless the indian summer

Don't you just love the sun?
Doesn't it make you feel good, all over?
It's my pleasure to announce
In conjunction with the fed
And my recent popularity

Thanks in part to Mother Nature
It will never rain again
It should do wonders for the GNP

If you're just joining us now
You missed a brilliant speech
We go now live in the streets
To find out what the voters think
He's worked a miracle
I just now bought a brand new car

God bless the Indian summer
God bless the Indian summer
God bless the Indian summer

There's a full moon in the sky
It's got a hold on me, I'm hyptotized
Like your love it's getting stronger
Please keep my heart a little longer

Indian Summer is on it's way
Cool at night - and hot all day
Ain't no black clouds filled with rain
Santa Ana wind blew them all to Maine

Baby takes my hand
She says she understands
About the way I feel
She knows this love is real

I'm a wide open space cowboy
I got lazy ways I got some hidden joy
Motorcycle and tons of RPM
Ain't gonna wait around till it's here again

Baby takes my hand...

Indian Summer is on it's way

If God persists, persists in saying yes
I guess we'll have, we'll have to test ourselves
Maybe the Summer, will come and clear our minds
And find the impulse, to love the sunshine

I guess we'll have to test, until there's nothing left
We said the truth was fixed, it's lost without a trace

This crime is eternity
When time lost its certainty
The Indian Summer

Maybe this time
We'll kiss and we'll not shake hands
Indian Summer, still hurt and broken
And leave all this material belief
Remember the reasons
The reasons that made us be

I guess we'll have to test, what's darker than ourselves
We said the truth was fixed, it's lost without a trace

This crime is eternity
When time lost its certainty
The Indian Summer
The Indian Summer
The Indian Summer
The Indian Summer

I guess we'll have to test, until there's nothing left
We said the truth was fixed, it's lost without a trace

This crime is eternity
When time lost its certainty
The Indian Summer
The Indian Summer
The Indian Summer
The Indian Summer

I love you the best
Better than all the rest.

I love you the best
Better than all the rest.

That I meet in the summer.
Indian Summer.

That I meet in the summer.
Indian Summer.

I love you the best
Better than all the rest.

The sun goes down on another day
Feels like winter is here to stay
Snow clouds gather in the northern sky
Looks like it's gonna be a cold dark night
Summer seems like a long lost friend I pray for the warmth of its touch again
Down in the deepest part of me
The wintertime comes and the warm sun leaves
The ground gets hard and the heart gets cold
But I hold on tight to the truth I know
There's an Indian summer
Just around the corner I can feel the warm breeze
Beginning to blow
There's an Indian summer
Just around the corner
Though it's cold here inside
And the fire's burning low
There's an Indian summer coming I know
The snow owl sings her mournful song
The grey skies keep on rollin' on
In silhouette stand bare trees I'm doin' my best to believe
There's an Indian summer
Just around the corner I can feel the warm breeze
Beginning to blow
There's an Indian summer
Just around the corner
Though it's cold here inside
And the fire's burning low
There's an Indian summer coming I know
The sun will be there waiting
When I need it the most
Sure as seasons change, there's one thing I know
There's an Indian summer
Just around the corner I can feel the warm breeze
Beginning to blow
There's an Indian summer
Just around the corner
Though it's cold here inside
And the fire's burning low
There's an Indian summer coming I know...
There's an Indian summer coming I know

The sun goes down on another day
Feels like winter is here to stay
Snow clouds gather in the northern sky
Looks like it's gonna be a cold dark night
Summer seems like a long lost friend I pray for the warmth of its touch again
Down in the deepest part of me
The wintertime comes and the warm sun leaves
The ground gets hard and the heart gets cold
But I hold on tight to the truth I know
There's an Indian summer
Just around the corner I can feel the warm breeze
Beginning to blow
There's an Indian summer
Just around the corner
Though it's cold here inside
And the fire's burning low
There's an Indian summer coming I know
The snow owl sings her mournful song
The grey skies keep on rollin' on
In silhouette stand bare trees I'm doin' my best to believe
There's an Indian summer
Just around the corner I can feel the warm breeze
Beginning to blow
There's an Indian summer
Just around the corner
Though it's cold here inside
And the fire's burning low
There's an Indian summer coming I know
The sun will be there waiting
When I need it the most
Sure as seasons change, there's one thing I know
There's an Indian summer
Just around the corner I can feel the warm breeze
Beginning to blow
There's an Indian summer
Just around the corner
Though it's cold here inside
And the fire's burning low
There's an Indian summer coming I know...
There's an Indian summer coming I know

Summer is lost now
The frost is closing in
To the cold gospel dollar
The poor man walks in sin
I can't get no entrance
The doors all in rows
I pray into the distance
Let me out these heavy clothes

I beg
Indian summer I need some return
So hard to get warm where
It's so easy to get burned
Down on the pavement the laws are learned
It's so hard to get warm where
It's so easy to get burned

When a sister called up
And said that love had broken down
I said there too much ice around here
To find no solid ground
Well I just squeezed a season
From this paper bag
I pray to the burning tires
Wrap my feet in rags

Singing
Indian summer I need some return
It's so hard to get warm where
It's so easy to get burned
Down on the pavement the laws are learned
It's so hard to get warm where
It's so easy to get burned

The skies are empty
The street is sweating tears
Communion at the station
For a million grinding gears
Well I'm riding out this century
Where the harvest engines sing
From the church of mercenaries
To a naked virgin spring

I'm singing
Indian summer I need some return
It's so hard to get warm where
It's so easy to get burned
Down on the pavement the laws are learned
It's so hard to get warm where
It's so easy to get burned

Hard to get warm where
It's so easy to get burned