[Verse 1]

Summer days, summer nights are gone

Summer days and the summer nights are gone

I know a place where there’s still something going on

I got a house on a hill, I got hogs out in the mud

I got a house on a hill, I got hogs all out in the mud

I got a long-haired woman, she got royal Indian blood

Everybody get ready to lift up your glasses and sing

Everybody get ready to lift up your glasses and sing

Well, I’m standing on the table, I’m proposing a toast to the king

Well I’m driving in the flats in a Cadillac car

The girls all say, “You’re a worn-out star”

My pockets are loaded and I’m spending every dime

How can you say you love someone else when you know it’s me all the time?

[Verse 2]

Well, the fog’s so thick you can’t spy the land

The fog is so thick that you can’t even spy the land

What good are you, anyway, if you can’t stand up to some old businessman?

Wedding bells are ringing, the choir is beginning to sing

Yes, the wedding bells are ringing and the choir's beginning to sing

What looked good in the day, at night is another thing

She’s looking into my eyes, she’s-a holding my hand

She looking into my eyes, she’s holding my hand

She said, “You can’t repeat the past.” I said, “You can’t? What do you mean

You can’t? Of course you can.”

Where do you come from? Where do you go?

Sorry, that’s nothing you would need to know

Well, my back has been to the wall for so long, it seems like it’s stuck

Why don’t you break my heart one more time just for good luck?

[Verse 3]

I got eight carburetors, boys, I’m using ’em all

Well, I got eight carburetors and, boys, I’m using ’em all

I’m short on gas, my motor’s starting to stall

My dogs are barking, there must be someone around

My dogs are barking, there's must be someone around

I got my hammer ringing, pretty baby, but the nails ain’t going down

You got something to say, speak or hold your peace

Well, you got something to say, speak now or hold your peace

If it’s information you want, you can get it from the police

Politician's got on his jogging shoes

He must be running for office, got no time to lose

He's sucking the blood out of the genius of generosity

You been rolling your eyes—you been teasing me

[Verse 4]

Standing by God’s river, my soul is beginning to shake

Standing by God’s river, my soul's beginning to shake

I’m counting on you, love, to give me a break

Well, I’m leaving in the morning as soon as the dark clouds lift

Yes, I’m leaving in the morning just as soon as the dark clouds lift

Gon' break the roof in, set fire to the place as a parting gift

Summer days, summer nights are gone

Summer days, summer nights are gone

I know a place where there’s still something going on