It happened in the summertime

My cousin and I read the line

The open book shook our comfy lives

Ooooh



Destiny revealed to us

Descending from his mystery bus

Aaaah



'Til then we thought a permanent thing

Meant a permanent thing

But a permanent thing

Is no permanent thing

No we've no permanent place to play



And now and again aftershocks

Scar our thoughts with molten rocks

The scorching sun lies a touch ahead

Ooooh



The matter of time taught to us

Our parents would not be there to fuss

Aaaah



'Til then we thought a permanent thing

Meant a permanent thing

But no permanent thing

Is a permanent thing

No we've no permanent place to play



And I remember talking about time

And I remember shivers down my spine (X2)

And I remember shaking