When I was a young boy
Six strings and America
One not like the others
Eyes like an island lost at sea
Baptized in the ocean
Heartbreak in the summertime
Something like a spirit
Burned red rocks on a landlocked beach
Hidden in the hemlocks
A stone's throw from the synagogue
Let me be your lover
Arms that are open, lips and teeth
When I am an old man
Take me to reunion
Wear a yellow raincoat
Write my name on an empty beach
It's been a long while, just barely a memory
You wouldn't remember me
We took a bus ride, invented an alibi
And treasured a melody
If we could slow down, I'd know how
To breathe deep
And hold it inside us forever
I never thought I'd be here again
Close your eyes tight and count to ten
Make me in the mountains
A secret for the summertime
Something undiscovered
Eyes like an island rescue me
Stay with me forever
Be my yellow raincoat
Something like religion
Over and over and underneath
It's been a long while, just barely a memory
You wouldn't remember me
We took a bus ride, invented an alibi
And treasured a melody
If we could slow down, I'd know how
To breathe deep
And hold it inside us forever
I never thought I'd be here again
If we could slow down, I'd know how
To breathe deep
And hold it inside us forever
I never thought I'd be here again
Close your eyes tight and count to ten
When I was a young boy
Six strings and America
One not like the others
Eyes like an island lost at sea
Baptized in the ocean
Heartbreak in the summertime
Something like a spirit
Over and over and underneath
When I am an old man
Take me to reunion
Wear a yellow raincoat
Write my name on an empty beach
Keep me here forever
Stay still unexplainable
Something like a vision
Beautiful, perfect, and out of reach