Another long summer's come and gone I don't know why it always ends this way The boardwalk's quiet and the carnival rides Are as empty as my broken heart tonight
But I close my eyes and one more time We're spinnin around and you're holdin on tightly The words came out, I kissed your mouth No 4th of July has ever burned so brightly You had to go, I understand But you promised you'd be back again And so I wonder 'round this town 'Til summer comes around
I got a job workin at the old park pier And every summer now for 5 long years I grease the gears, fix the lights, tighten bolts, Straighten the tracks And I count the days til you just might come back
And then I close my eyes and one more time We're spinnin around and you're holdin on tightly The words came out, I kissed your mouth No 4th of July has ever burned so brightly You had to go, I understand But you swore that you'd be back again And so I'm frozen in this town 'Til summer comes around
Oh, and I close my eyes and you and I Are stuck on the farris wheel rockin with the motion And hand in hand we cried and laughed Knowin that love belonged to us, girl, If only for a moment Baby, I'll be back again, you whispered in my ear But now the winter wind is the only sound And everything is closin down 'Til summer comes around