It smelled like junipers 
the day that you left 
some kind of fairy tale 
i didn't invent 

oh, these days 
the best that i had 
you were summertime 
summertime, summertime 

the warmth of those lovely days 
is still on my skin 
oh how those golden rays 
it swallowed me in 

oh, these days 
the best that i had 
you are summertime 
summertime, summertime 

it all fades away 
it all fades away 

laying in blades of grass 
the earth through my feet 
bare neck and shoulders 
that tasted so sweet 

oh, these days 
the best that i had 
you were summertime 
summertime, summertime 

and it all fades away 
and it all fades away 

cold winds and rainy days 
have torn us apart 
at least that is what we say 
the truth would just hurt 

oh, these days 
the best that i had 
you were summertime 
summertime, summertime