In the summer of life
By chance we first met
The day I can't remember
The feeling I can't forget
My heart then, soon melted
Re-appeared, in my throat
A young lad, deeply in love
At the time, didn't even know
All the music and the laughter
Sweet visions and eternal dreams
Evenings rocking on the frontporch
Facing landscapes of sweeping green
Oh! how much I loved her
Never really telling her just how deep
Together each day to laugh and cry
Abiding in a friendship so deep
Then on a warm summer's day
My true love was eventually sent
A winter's chill filled my spirit
As homeward bound she went
Remembering the summer of life
By chance that we first met
The day I can't remember
The feeling I can't forget