Lyrics
Girl it always seems about September
Reflecting on memories, September triggers recollections.
That's the time, again I remember the lights
Recalling the lights and memories associated with that time.
And all the fun of those summer nights
Nostalgia for the enjoyment of carefree summer nights.
Young and innocent and livin fast
Describing the youthfulness and fast-paced life.
Didn't know enough to know
Lack of awareness about the transient nature of summer love.
That a summer love can't last
Realization that a summer love is not enduring.
Can't last
Reiteration of the transient nature of summer love.
*(Do you remember those)
Reflecting on and questioning the memories.
Summer nights all night
Recollection of summer nights that lasted all night.
Dancin in the light of love
Engaging in dance under the influence of love.
(Dancin in the light of love)
Repetition of the joyous dance in the light of love.
Summer nights so right
Expressing the rightness and perfection of summer nights.
Couldnt last beyond September
Acknowledging that the perfection couldn't last beyond September.
Summer nights all night
Reiteration of the enduring memory of summer nights.
Livin for your love,
Living for the experience of love.
Dreamin only of
Having dreams exclusively about the loved one.
You and summer nights*
Association of the dreams with the memories of summer nights.
I remember playin by the shoreline
Recollection of playing by the shoreline in the past.
Before the fall when we had it all at our fingertips
Reference to a time when everything was easily accessible.
Buildin castles in the driftin sand
Building metaphorical castles in the sand, symbolizing dreams.
Raced the waves as they ran to the shore
Engaging with the natural elements, racing waves on the shore.
But the tides were turned for ever more
Recognition of irreversible changes in life's tides.
And the things we planned
Plans and dreams that were ultimately fragile and temporary.
Were castles made of sand
Comparison of plans to castles made of sand.
( * Repeat)
Repetition of the refrain, emphasizing the memories.
Oooh summer nights
Evoking the essence of summer nights as precious and valuable.
We were diamonds in the rough in the moonlight
Metaphorically describing themselves as diamonds in the rough.
Oooh summer nights
Reiteration of the enchanting nature of summer nights.
Now I'm out in the cold again
Expressing a sense of loneliness and being in the cold.
Back on my own again
Returning to a state of independence and solitude.
(Well I remember those)
Recalling and questioning the memories once again.
Summer nights...
Closing with the lasting impact of summer nights.
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