Three or four miles down a red dirt road
Lived a green-eyed girl and I used to go to see her
I`d pull up the drive and she`d jump in
And we`d head off down around the bend to the river
Find a perfect spot and throw a blanket down on the ground
Sit there talkin` till the sun went down about nothing
Then one hot day in June, the clouds rolled in right out of the blue
As we ran for cover, I could smell her perfume and that
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Sweet (I still remember)
Sweet summer rain (sweet rain fallin` down on us)
Oh, that sweet (I still remember)
Sweet summer rain (sweet rain fallin` down on us)
We were jumpin` and runnin` and laughin` out loud
The sky opened up like the bottom fell out of heaven, yeah
We dove in the car, turned the radio on
Sat there soakin`, singing along with Elton, `Bennie And The Jets`
She turned and looked my way
Those raindrops slowly runnin` down on her face
I reached out and kissed her
Well, I remember that taste of that
Sweet (I still remember)
Sweet summer rain (sweet rain fallin` down on us)
Oh, that sweet (I still remember)
Sweet summer rain (sweet rain fallin` down on us)
That sweet summer rain
It keeps blowin` through my mind
Even after all this time
I can`t forget that moment we were falling
Just like that
Sweet (I still remember)
Sweet summer rain (sweet rain fallin` down on us)
Oh, that sweet (I still remember)
Sweet summer rain (sweet rain fallin` down on us)
Sweet (I still remember)
Sweet summer rain (sweet rain fallin` down on us)
Oh, that sweet (I still remember)
Sweet summer rain (sweet rain fallin` down on us)