Torch lights light up the night, its bittersweet my sweet delight
The sun's setting earlier every day
The vibrations are getting strange and your signal's out of range
September's just one week away
And they're singin' "hey, now the summer's almost over, hey all the waves are changin' shape – and the breeze is blowin cold off of the water"
And I know you won't be comin' back again no no
Palm trees just swing and sway, but I can hear the words they say
"you should have known it would come to this"
An island love can never last with a girl on a season pa**
Like the tide she will always roll away
When they're singin' "hey, now the summer's almost over, hey all the waves are changin' shape – and the breeze is blowin' cold off of the water"
And I know you won't be comin' back again no no
The sunset the day we met was so sweet that I can't forget
But no matter what you say, I know you could never live this way
Stargazer in your hair, wahine, you're so fair
But you don't belong where the locals play
The mystery has left your eyes, we've seen out last sunrise
No more are the dolphins in the bay
Hey, now the summer's almost over
Hey, now the summer's almost over
Hey, now the summer's almost over
And I know you won't be comin' back again no no