Summer days, summer nights are gone
  Summer days and summer nights are gone
  I know a place where there's still somethin' going on
    I've got a house on the hill, I got hogs out in the mud
  I've got a house on the hill, I got hogs all out in the mud
  I've got a long haired woman, she got royal Indian blood
    Everybody get ready, lift up your glasses and sing
  Everybody get ready, lift up your glasses and sing
  Well I'm standin' on the table, I'm proposin' a toast to the king
    I'm driving in the flats in a Cadillac car
  The girls all say "You're a worn out star"
  My pockets are loaded, and I'm spending every dime
  How can you say you love someone else,
  you know it's me all the time
    Well the fog's so thick you can't spy the land
  Well the fog's so thick that you can't even spy the land
  what good are you anyway if you can't stand up to some old businessman
    Weddin' bells are ringin' and the choir is beginning to sing
  Yes, the weddin' bells are ringin' and the choir's beginning to sing
  What looks good in the day, at night is another thing
    She's looking in to my eyes, and she's a-holding my hand
  She looks in to my eyes, she's holding my hand
  she say, "you can't repeat the past,"
  I say "You can't? What do you mean you can't?
  Of course you can."
    Where do you come from, where do you go?
  Sorry, that is nothing you would need to know
  Well, my back's been to the wall so long it seems like it's stuck
  Why don't you break my heart one more time, just for good luck
    I got eight carburators and boys I'm usin' 'em all
  well, I got eight carburators and boys I'm usin' 'em all
  I'm short on gas, my motor's startin' to stall
    My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
  My dogs are barking, there must be someone around
  I got my hammer ringin' pretty baby, but the nails ain't goin' down
    If you got something to say, speak or hold your peace
  Well, if you got something to say, speak now or hold your peace
  If it's information you want, you can get it from the police
    Politician's got on his joggin' shoes
  he must be runnin' for office, got no time to lose
  suckin' the blood out of the genius of generosity
  you been rollin' your eyes, you been teasin' me
    Standin' by God's river my soul's beginning to shake
  Standin' by God's river my soul's beginning to shake
  I'm countin' on you, love, to gimme a break
    I'm leaving in the morning, as soon as the dark clouds lift
  I'm leaving in the morning, as soon as the dark clouds lift
  I'm breakin' the roof, set fire to the place as a partin' gift
    Summer days, summer nights are gone
  Summer days, summer nights are gone
  I know a place where there's still something goin' on.