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After the poison summer has gone.
After the boys of summer have gone.
After this poisoned summer has gone.
After the boys of summer have gone.
Breasts keep shining in the sun.
or
Brass key shining in the sun.
Brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your friends keep shinin' in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun.
I can see you, your foreskin shining in the sun.
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you, your pants keep shining in the sun.
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you
Baskin', shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your basket shinin' in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun.
I can sue you.
I can tell you.
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the poison salmon have gone.
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone.
Out on the road today, I saw a Jack Black sticker on a Cadillac
Out on the road today, I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac
Your breasts get shattered in the sun
Your brown skin shining in the sun
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got your hair slicked back and those WaveRunners on, baby.
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby.
Acid or poison son of a gun
After the boys of summer had gone
Please file all mishearings of this song as "The Boys Of Summer" (with the definite article in front) so that they'll all be together.
After the Poison Serpant has gone
After the boys of summer have gone
After the poison son-of-a-gun
After the boys of summer have gone.
After the poison sound of a gun
After the boys of summer have gone
After the poison summer had gone.
After the boys of summer have gone.
After the poison summer has gone.
After the boys of summer have gone.
After the poison summer has/have gone.
After the boys of summer have gone.
After the poison summer is done
After the boys of summer had gone
After the poison, son of a gun.
After the boys of summer have gone.
After the poison, son of a gun.
After the boys of summer have gone.
After the poison, summer has gone.
After the boys of summer are gone.
After the poisoned son of a gun.
After the boys of summer have gone.
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the poison summer has gone.
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone.
Autumn of poison, summer of fun.
After the boys of summer are gone.
Bucket of poison. Son of a gun.
After the boys of summer have gone.
But I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your ass hanging out and your
Sunglasses on baby
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your
Sunglasses on baby
Deadly the poison son of a gun
After the boys of summer have gone
Etiquette poison, summer has gone.
After the boys of summer have gone.
Garden by your heart.
No, no, you're not home.
But I can't see you.
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
I see you walk in a smoke.
Sunrise is on baby.
I can't tell you my love for you will still be strong.
Enjoying the boys of summer has gone.
I'm driving by your house.
Don't know you're not home.
But I can see you.
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
I see you walking real slow.
And you're smiling at everyone.
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong.
After the boys of summer have gone.
Have turned the boys in, summer has gone.
After the boys of summer have gone
I can see you,
your breasts keep shining in the sun
I can see you,
your brown skin shining in the sun
I can see you,
your brown stain shining in the sun
I can see you,
your brown skin shining in the sun
I can see it, your breath is smelling in the sun
or
I can see you, your bra strap shining in the sun
or
I can see you, your breasts keep shining in the sun...
or
I can see you, Your balls get shattered in the sun
or
I can see you, Your balls get shattered in the sun
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun
I can see you, your birds get shattered in the sun.
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you, your bra strap shining in the sun.
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you, your bras keep shinin in the sun
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun
I can see you; your butts keep shining in the sun
I can see you; your brown skin shining in the sun
I can see you
You broads get shiny in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your Browns game shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your bra strap shinin' in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun.
I can see you
Your brains get shattered in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your brains keep shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your brains keep you shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your breasts cast shadows in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your breasts keep shinin' in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun.
I can see you
Your bronze kept shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shinning in the sun.
I can see you
Your penis keeps shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your pants keep shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun.
I can see you
Your world's gettin' shattered in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong,
After the poison summer is gone.
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong,
After the boys of summer have gone.
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the poison, summer has gone.
I can tell you my love for will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone.
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
after the poison...Son of a gun
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
after the boys of summer have gone.
I can tell you my lovely loo will still be strong.
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong.
I can't see you
You're breasts keep shinin' in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun.
I can't tell you my love for you will still be strong.
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong.
I saw a black, black sticker on a Cadillac.
or
I saw a black cap sticker on a Cadillac.
I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac.
I saw a dead head sticking on a Cadillac.
I saw a Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac.
I saw a dead head sticking on a cadillac.
I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac.
I saw a nice plaid sticker on a Cadillac.
I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac.
Editor's Note: I know the original version, by Henley, says "deadhead sticker", but the Ataris decided to alter it; sometimes things like that happen when songs get covered.
I thought I knew what love was. What did I know?
Those days are gone forever. I should just let on go of it.
I thought I knew what love was. What did I know?
Those days are gone forever. I should just let them go, but--
I'm gonna buy your house
To know you're not a whore
I'm driving by your house
Don't know you're not home
Love is cold poison, son of a gun
After the Boys of Summer have gone
My love for you's a kidney stone
After the boys of summer have gone
My love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone
My lovely Lu Lu will still be strong.
My love for you will still be strong.
Nebraska shining in the sun
Your brown skin shining in the sun
Oh no, you're not home
Though I know you're not home
Out on the road today, I saw a Deadhead sitting on a Cadillac.
Out on the road today, I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac.
Out on the road today, I saw a Deadhead stick around a Cadillac.
Out on the road today, I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac.
Out on the road today, I saw a Deadhead stick her on a Cadillac.
Out on the road today, I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac.
Out on the road today, I saw a blah-blah sticker on a Cadillac.
Out on the road today, I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac.
Poison summer
Boys of summer
Remember those dead dog nights
I wonder if it was a dream.
I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream.
The words kept shining in the sun.
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun.
Thought I knew what love was
But did I? No.
Thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
You got your hair slicked back, and your wing mirrors on
You got your hair slicked back, and your Wayfarer's on
You got your top pulled down, sunglasses on baby
You got that top pulled down and that radio on, baby
He actually says sunglasses in a different verse.
Your Browns game shinin' in the sun
or
Your bright skin shinin' in the sun
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
Your bra strap shining in the sun
or
Your breaths gettin' shattered in the sun
or
Your breasts get shattered in the sun
or
Your bra casts a shadow in the sun
or
Your bra casts a shadow in the sun
Your brown skin shining in the sun
Your bra strap swinging in the sun
Your brown skin shining in the sun
Your brewsky shinin' in the sun.
or
You best keep shy in the sun.
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun.
Your pants keep shinin' in the sun.
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun.
After the boxed in summer has gone
After the boys of summer have gone
I can see you, Yablonski's shining in the sun.
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you, your Bronx skin shining in the sun.
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you, your birds keep s****ing in the sun
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun
I can see you, your blonde kids shining in the sun.
I can see you, your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your breasts keep shedding in the sun
or
I can see you
The roads keep on shining in the sun
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
I can see you
Your brisket shining in the sun.
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun.
I can smell you
I can see you
I can tell you
or
I can sell you
I can see you
I can tell you
I can see you
I saw a Jackass sticker on a Cadillac
I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac
Jackass is an MTV reality show; Black Flag refers to the rock band.
I saw a dead end sticker on a Cadillac
I saw a dead head sticker on a Cadillac
I saw a dickhead sticker on a Cadillac
I saw a deadhead sticker on a Cadillac
I'm on the road today
I saw a bad ass sticker on a Cadillac
Out on the road today
I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac
I'm on the road today
I saw a blank flank sticker on a Cadillac
Out on the road today
I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac
Mayberry’s on, baby
Wayfarers on, baby
Nobody overload
Nobody on the run
Sway barrels on
Wayfarers on baby
Wayfair is on baby!
Wayfarers on baby
You got that top drawer down and that radio on, baby
You got that top pulled down and that radio on, baby
You got your hair shaved back and those, way fellows on baby.
You got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby.
You got your hair sticked back, and your dog fellas on
You got your hair slicked back, and your Wayfarer's on
You got your pair slicked packed and your sway barrel groin
You got your hair slicked back, and your Wayfarer's on
You've got your hair combed back and your sunrisers on
You've got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on
Your boss gets shattered in the sun
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
Your brisket shinin' in the sun.
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun.