(Difford/Tilbrook)  



I spent too much money, I looked far too glad   

Now I have so little of what I once had  

I had too many parties I had too much time   

I got so lazy and fell well behind  

Now the summer is over I can count the cost   

Footprints on the beaches are now  

Footprints in the frost  

The summer is over I can count the cost   

Footprints on the beaches are now footprints in the frost  



We did so much damage deep in our insides   

The party's over it's going home time  

The cathedral is empty, no one's at home   

Winter's approaching paradise postponed  



Now the summer is over I can count the cost   

Footprints on the beaches are now footprints in the frost,   

The rain won't stop falling and the people look lost   

Footprints on the beaches are now footprints in the frost.   



I rang lots of numbers and walked many miles   

I watched the Flintstones and I turned my dial  

To a brand new station where the beat comes in   

Now it's all over the winter begins  



The summer is over I can count the cost   

Footprints on the beaches are now footprints in the frost  

People with umbrellas disappear in the fog   

Footprints on the beaches are now footprints in the frost