From the recordings What's Out There and What's Out There
While body surfing near my home in San Diego I wrote the first verse of this song as I was waiting for a wave.
Drums – Josh Hermsmeier
Bass – Rick Nash
Acoustic Guitar – Jeff Berkley
Electric Guitars – Doug Pettibone
Keyboards – Josh Weinstein
Backing Vocals - Lauren Leigh
Vocal – Dan Gindling
Lyrics
[G]Volkswagon bus she drives
down the [C]coast
[G]Surfboard on a rack
Sand between her [C]toes
[Em]Some days she just [C/E]watches
waves roll [D]in
[Em]Wondering how
[C/E]love might [D]begin
Summer's [G]Gone[C]
Summer’s [G]Gone[C]
She knows that life is
Like a redwood seed
Planted deep
What will she achieve?
Roots find balance
Branches stretch into the sky
Rain gives her strength
The sun helps her shine
Summer's Gone
Summer's Gone
Bridge
[Am]Summer’s gone, she feels [Bm]pages turn
[Am]Where her life is now, where her [Bm]past is blurred
[Am]Summer's gone, but, of course, the [Bm]world still spins
To the [Em]beauty of her [C/E]happiness with[D]in
The desert calls
so she turns east
Cactus tall
Sunsets give her peace
A campfire embraces her heart
every night
Billions of stars reflect
her twinkling eyes
Summer's gone
Summer's gone
So she feels
what she finds
Coyotes sing with her
in rhyme
She may be alone
but she's not lonely
A smile warms her face
Because Autumn is coming
Summer's gone
Summer's gone
Summer's gone
Summer's gone
Summer's gone