Youth is wasted on the young
Back in the summer of ’69
✮ summertime and the livin’ is easy
✮ outside from morning till night
✮ perma-tan
✮ barefoot
✮ raiding gardens
✮ outdoor pools
✮ staying up late
✮ pedal pushers
✮ drinking from the hose
✮ running through the sprinklers
✮ wearing your pj’s to the drive-in
✮ collecting seashells on the beach
✮ playing kick-the-can, sardines, tag
✮ structure and routine are thrown out the window
✮ the sound of the ice cream truck had you running for blocks
✮ summer holidays were taken in the family car
✮ camping food: pic-a-pop, hot dogs, beans, s’mores
✮ I’m so bored, there’s nothing to do
Late teens, early 20’s…wasted days and wasted nights
Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer
✪ summertime and the livin’ is thrifty
✪ carefree attitude
✪ aviator sunglasses
✪ short shorts
✪ flip flops
✪ DIY painted nails
✪ skinny dipping
✪ summer flings
✪ tanned to a golden brown
✪ salt in the air, sand in my hair
✪ rooftop patios, bars, pubs, restaurants
✪ no shoes, no shirt, no problem
✪ staying up late enough to watch the sunrise
✪ drinks in the pool, and the sudden realization nobody’s gotten out to pee
✪ sunburns so bad the sheets weren’t allowed to touch your body
✪ summer holidays were weekend camping trips in a pup tent
✪ camping food: burgers, beer, and more beer
✪ welcome to our campsite where friends and marshmallows get toasted at the same time
Present day…wasting away again in Margaritaville
Singing sweet home Alabama all summer long
✿ it’s wine o’clock somewhere
✿ red wine turns to white
✿ the delight of diving into a good book
✿ backyard bbqs and drinks on the deck
✿ toonie sized bees on steroids
✿ folk festivals and outdoor concerts
✿ anxiety over an empty PVR
✿ July is the reward for surviving June
✿ sporting a farmer tan, spaghetti straps were eaten years ago
✿ SPF 50, there’s no stronger sunscreen than sitting in a bar
✿ a round of golf is the only acceptable way to drink and drive
✿ I consider the day after summer solstice the first day of fall
✿ nights get longer making it harder to stay up past your kids
✿ it’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine, it’s summertime
✿ holiday happy hour starts at noon east coast time no matter where you are
✿ seasonal allergies stuff you up when the lawn boy cuts the grass
✿ camping food: baked brie, wild salmon, spinach risotto
✿ summer should get a speeding ticket
