David Coller

Lyrics

When Summer Comes © 2023 David Coller

When summer comes to this old town
The women in their dressing gowns
They sip their tea and greet the day
And wonder what might come to pass before it slips away

Well I get up late, walk down the block
Open the store and punch the clock
Wipe down the glass and push the broom
And set my sights on getting through another afternoon

The summer dogs across the street
Lie in the shade out of the heat
The sun pours down, a car rolls by
They don’t so much as prick an ear or even blink an eye

To thine own heart you must be true
I live that way and so do you
And I’m still here, and you’re still there
The consequence of things that called you from the world out there

Well I tend this store, the world goes by
A simple life, a simple guy
Dust devils whirl and disappear
And when they’re gone, like you, it’s as if they were never here

When summer comes to this old town
The old men watch the sun go down
From the front porch not much has changed
The longer that you look, the longer that it stays the same

But there are things that you can’t see
A change in you, a change in me
And while this town still looks the same
There is a tender place inside of me that bears your name