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Artist: Don Henley
Track: The Boys of Summer

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Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm driving by your house
Don't know you're not home

But I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair combed back
And your sunglasses on, baby
I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy
Remember how I made you scream
I don't understand what happened to our love
But, babe, I'm gonna get you back
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of

I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
I see you walking real slow
And you're smiling at everyone
I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

Out on the road today I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice inside my head said
Don't look back, you can never look back
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let 'em go, but

I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got top pulled down
Radio on, baby
I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got hair slicked back
Wayfarers on, baby
I can tell you, my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
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Don Henley - The Boys of Summer Lyrics
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Meaning of "The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley
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Genius Meanings
Don Henley – The Boys of Summer
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[Verse 1] / Nobody on the road / Nobody on the beach / I feel it in the air / The summer's out of reach / Empty lake, empty street / The sun goes down alone / I drive by your house
Bat for Lashes – The Boys of Summer
[Verse 1] / Nobody on the road / Nobody on the beach / I feel it in the air / The summer's out of reach / Empty lake, empty streets / The Sun goes down alone / I'm driving by your
The Hooters – The Boys of Summer
[Verse 1] / Nobody on the road / Nobody on the beach / I feel it in the air / Summer's out of reach / Empty lake, empty streets / The sun goes down alone / I'm driving by hour
Tenille Arts – Me and Don Henley
[Verse 1] / One car, 1:30 in the morning driving 'round / Light rain, heartbreak, mascara coming down / Singing along to these old songs / Bringing on new tears / I know it ain't
DJ Sammy – The Boys of Summer
Nobody on the road / Nobody on the beach / I feel it in the air / The summer's out of reach / Empty lake, empty streets / The sun goes down alone / I'm drivin' by your house
The Ataris – The Boys of Summer
[Verse 1] / Nobody on the road / Nobody on the beach / I feel it in the air / The summer's out of reach / Empty lake, empty streets / The sun goes down alone / I'm drivin' by your
Paul Young – The Boys of Summer
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Zayde Wolf – The Boys of Summer
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Eagles – The Boys of Summer
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Rockwell It the Musical Cast (Ft. E.K. Dagenfield, Erron Crawford, Janaya Mahealani Jones, Lana McKissack & Sterling Suliemann) – Boys of Summer
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