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 Fourth of July has ever burned so brightly
You had to go I understand But you promised you'd be back again And so I wander around this town 'Til summer comes around
I got a job workin' at the old park pier And every summer now for five long years I grease the gears, fix the lights, tighten bolts, and 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 Fourth 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
And it comes around
Oh and I close my eyes and you and I Are stuck on the Ferris wheel ridin' 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 everythin' is closin' down 'Til summer comes around
'Til summer comes around 'Til it comes around and it comes around
And I miss you baby And I miss you baby And you're comin' back around And you're comin' back around