Summer
Jackson Millie Lyrics

It was a hot afternoon,
The weather was very warm and intense in the afternoon.

Last day of June,
The specific day the event happened was the last day of June.

And the sun was a demon,
The sun was extremely hot and harmful.

The clouds were afraid,
The clouds were expected to block the sun, but they didn't.

One-ten in the shade,
The temperature was so hot that even in the shade it was very hot.

And the pavement was steaming.
The pavement was heated because of the hot weather and was releasing steam.

I needed time for some thinking,
The singer needed some time to ponder over certain thoughts.

I was just walking by,
The artist was just walking by when he saw the woman.

When I looked in her eye,
When the artist looked deeply into the woman's eyes.

And I swore it was winking.
The artist thought the woman was sending him signals by winking back at him.

She was 31 and I was 17,
The woman was 14 years older than the singer.

I knew nothing about love, she knew everything,
The artist had no prior experience with love, while the woman had enough experience to teach him about it.

When I saw down beside her on the front porch swing,
The singer sat beside the woman on the front porch swing.

And wondered what the coming night would bring.
The singer wondered what was in store for him that night.

The sun closed her eyes,
The sun was intense enough that the woman had to close her eyes.

As it climbed in the sky,
As the sun rose higher in the sky.

And it started to swelter,
The increasing sun caused the heat to become oppressive.

The sweat trickled down the front of her gown,
The woman was sweating due to the heat and her dress was wet.

And I thought it would melt her.
The singer thought she might melt due to the heat.

She threw back her hair,
The woman pushed her hair back.

Like I wasn't there,
It felt to the artist as though the woman was ignoring him.

And she sipped on a julep,
The woman drank a mint julep.

Her shoulders were bare,
The woman's shoulders were exposed.

And I tried not to stare,
The artist tried not to look at her.

When I looked at her two lips.
When the singer looked at the woman's lips.

And when she looked at me,
When the woman looked at the singer.

I heard her softly say,
The woman whispered softly to the singer.

I know you're young,
The woman was aware that the artist was too young.

You don't know what to do or say,
The woman knew the artist was clueless about love and relationships.

But stay with me until the sun has gone away,
The woman requested the singer stay with her till the heat dies down.

And I will chase the boy in you away.
The woman promised to help the singer mature by chasing away his childishness.

And then she smiled and we talked for a while,
The woman smiled and talked to the artist for a while.

And we walked for a mile to the sea,
The artist and the woman walked a mile to the sea.

We sat on the sand, and the boy took her hand,
They sat on the sand, and the artist held the woman's hand.

But I saw the sun rise as a man.
The singer matured overnight as a result of his interactions with the woman.

Ten years have gone by,
Ten years have passed since the artist met the woman.

Since I looked in her eye,
Since the singer looked into the woman's eyes.

But the memory lingers,
The memory of the woman still remains with the singer.

I got back in my mind,
The singer recollects the past memories.

To the very first time,
To the first time he met the woman.

And feel the touch of her fingers,
The artist recalls the sensation of the woman's touch on his skin.