David's Last Summer

We made our way slowly down the path that led to the stream, swaying slightly Drunk on the sun, I suppose It was a real summer's day. The air humming with heat, whilst the trees beckoned us into their cool green shade And when we reached the stream, I put a bottle of cider into the water to chill, both of us knowing that we'd drink it Long before it had a chance [Chorus] This is where you want to be There's nothing else but you and her And how you spend your time Walking to parties whilst it's still light outside Peter was upset at first, but now he's in the garden talking to somebody Polish Why don't we set up a tent and spend the night out there? And we can pretend that we're somewhere foreign, but we'll still be able to use the fridge, if we get hungry Or too hot [Chorus] We went driving [Chorus] The room smells faintly of sun tan lotion in the evening sunlight And when you take off your clothes, you're still wearing a small pale-skin bikini The sound of children playing in the park comes from faraway And time slows down To the speed of the specks of dust Floating in the light from the window Summer leaves fall from summer trees Summer grazes fade on summer knees Summer nights are slowly getting long Summer's going so hurry soon it'll be gone So we went out to the park at midnight one last time Past the abandoned glasshouse stuffed full of dying palms. Past the bandstand and down to the boating lake And we swam in the moonlight for what seemed like hours Until we couldn't swim anymore And as we came out of the water we both sensed a certain movement in the air, and we both shivered slightly And we ran to collect our clothes And as we walked home, we could hear the leaves curling and turning brown on the trees, and the birds deciding where to go for the winter And the whole sound The whole sound of summer packing its bags And preparing to leave town Ooh, I want you to stay Oh, please stay for a while Please stay for a while I don't want you to go