When I was a girl, I dreamt of dancing
 I dreamt of many things the heart could hold
 I'd nurse my doll, would love and care for him
 Would breathe life into him
 For I believed
 The world was grand with many precious things
 Fine air, such precious things
 It was my world
 The wind would blow wild with imaginings
 I was so happy in my little world

 For the days were long in the summertime
 With the sweetest taste in the summertime
 There were secrets made in the summertime
 There was magic...

 Now I have grown and life is kind to me
 I have some misery but don't we all?
 Our path is so long that many lose their way
 Longing with everyday for what went wrong?

 For the days were long in the summertime
 With the sweetest taste in the summertime
 There were secrets made in the summertime
 There was magic...

 Below the sky, lost children find their way
 Weaving through life's highway through joy, through pain
 When summer has gone darkness can swallow you
 And happy times once new
 Will fade to grey
 Yet, if my dreams were to all burn today
 I [bad word] away, call me a fool
 For I believe
 And if I never see
 If it's denied to me, quite lost I'd say

 Oh the days were long in the summertime
 With the sweetest taste in the summertime
 There were secrets made in the summertime
 There was magic...
 Oh the days were long in the summertime
 With the sweetest taste in the summertime
 There were secrets made in the summertime
 There was magic