When I was 18 I didn't know pain

when the sun was high

Burnt face, shadow's erased and

I knew I'd be alright

They tried to hide me, uh-huh

Somethin' blinded me, uh-huh

That reminded me, uh-huh

Of a better space and time, miles away

The jewel of the summertime

Jewel of the summertime

Jewel of the summer-time

A jewel of the summertime

A jewel of the summertime

Jewel of the summer-time

When I turned 21 I saw the sun pulling out of sight

I met a man with dark silhouette's stumbling in the night

But we collided, uh-huh

And I finally, uh-huh

Got alot on me, uh-huh

Now I'm bathing in the bright of divided rays

Jewel of the summertime

Jewel of the summertime

Jewel of the summer-time

A jewel of the summertime

Jewel of the summertime

Jewel of the summer-time

Time, time

I left that behind me, uh-huh

But somethin' blinded me, uh-huh

You reminded me, uh-huh

Of a better space and time, miles away

Jewel of the summertime

Jewel of the summertime

A jewel of the summer-time

A jewel of the summertime

A jewel of the summertime

A jewel of the summer-time

A jewel of the summertime

Jewel of the summertime

A jewel of the summer-time

Jewel of the summertime

Jewel of the summertime

Jewel of the summer-time