It was in the summer The kind that never seemed to end We had just moved there The land of the suburbans I was playing my new guitar Someone yelled from over the wall This was intriguing He must've been six feet tall I had nothing to say Chorus: Meet me down at Lake Lindero Bring your extra skateboard Tell your mom you'll be late for dinner We've got someplace else to be The year was 1980 And how were they supposed to know Things were changing quickly I mean we were down with Costello After Armed Forces I was never the same Laughing at our game Didn't feel a bit of shame Singing in the rain I would follow my old friend To that lake again (chorus 2x)