Girls in their summer clothes

Den här låten passar alltid lika bra en varm, härlig sommarkväll. För musikens skull: den ljuva Phil Spector-kyssen är underbar. För texten, vars refräng väcker gubbsjuka associationer måhända. Jag tänker mer på en åldrande Bruce Springsteen. Jämför gärna hans äldre låtar, där låtens jag ofta står i centrum, i jämförelse med den här låtens jag som betraktar de unga älskande paren och flickorna i sina sommarkläder som går förbi. Det är ganska nostalgiskt och det är ganska vackert. Just i kväll är Girls In Their Summer Clothes min låt.

Well, the streetlights shine down on Blessing Avenue
Lovers they walk by, holding hands two by two
A breeze crosses the porch, bicycle spokes spin 'round
My jackets on, I'm out the door
And tonight I'm gonna burn this town down

The girls in their summer clothes
In the cool of the evening light
The girls in their summer clothes, pass me by

A kids rubber ball smacks
Off the gutter 'neath the lamp light
Big bank clock chimes
Off go the sleepy front porch lights
Downtown the stores alight as the evening's underway
Things been a little tight
But I know their gonna turn my way

And the girls in their summer clothes
In the cool of the evening light
The girls in their summer clothes, pass me by

Frankie's diner, an old friend on the edge of town
The neon sign spinning round
Like a cross over the lost and found
The fluorescent lights flick over Pop's Grill
Shaniqua brings the coffee and asks "Fill?" and says "Penny for your thoughts now my boy, Bill"

She went away, she cut me like a knife
Hello beautiful thing, maybe you could save my life
In just a glance, down here on magic street
Loves a fool's dance
And I ain't got much sense, but I still got my feet

The girls in their summer clothes
In the cool of the evening light
The girls in their summer clothes, pass me by

The girls in their summer clothes
In the cool of the evening light
The girls in their summer clothes, pass me by