Girls in their summer clothes - Bruce Springsteen

Girls in their summer clothes (intro) (sample)

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1. Well, the street lights shine down on Blessing Avenue,

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lovers they walk by holdin' hands two by two.

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A breeze crosses the porch, bicycle spokes spin 'round,

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jacket's on, I'm out the door, tonight I'm gonna burn this town down.

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And the girls in their summer clothes, in the cool of the evening light,

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the girls in their summer clothes pass me by.

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3. Kid's rubber ball smacks off the gutter 'neath the lamp light,

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big bank clock chimes, off go the sleepy front porch lights.

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Downtown the store's alive, as the evening's underway,

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things been a little tight, but I know they're gonna turn my way.

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And the girls in their summer clothes, in the cool of the evening light,

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the girls in their summer clothes pass me by.

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Frankie's Diner's over on the edge of town,

neon sign spinnin' round,

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like a cross over the Lost and Found.

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Fluorescent lights flicker above Bob's Grill,

Shaniqua brings a coffee and asks "Fill?"

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And says, "Penny for your thoughts now, my boy Bill"

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3. She went away, she cut me like a knife,

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hello, beautiful thing, maybe you could save my life.

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In just a glance down here on Magic Street,

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love's a fool's dance, I ain't got much sense but I still got my feet.

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And the girls in their summer clothes, in the cool of the evening light,

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the girls in their summer clothes pass me by.

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And the girls in their summer clothes, in the cool of the evening light,

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the girls in their summer clothes pass me by.

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+ La la la, la la la la la la la, la la la la, la la la la la la la. (2x) .....

(Bruce Springsteen)