Jewel Of The Summertime

When I was 18 I didn't know pain when the sun was high Burnt face, shadow's erased And I knew I'd be alright They tried to hurt me, uh, huh Somethin' blinded me, uh, huh That reminded me, uh, huh Of a better space and time, miles away The jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summer-time A jewel of the summertime A jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summer-time When I turned 21 I saw the sun pulling out of sight All that I met were dark silhouette's Stumbling in the night But we collided, uh, huh In a [Incomprehensible], uh, huh Got a lot on me, uh, huh Now I'm bathin' in the bright of divided rays Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summer-time A jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summer-time Time, time I left that behind me, uh, huh But somethin' blinded me, uh, huh You reminded me, uh, huh Of a better space and time, miles away Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summertime A jewel of the summer-time A jewel of the summertime A jewel of the summertime A jewel of the summer-time A jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summertime A jewel of the summer-time Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summer-time