These Summers

[Verse 1]
You can call me a drunk if you wanted to
But we both know that you’re on the booze
And in fashion on weekends when no one sees you
Who are you living for, why do you choose?

[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t take pride in being alright
You don’t feel fine when you aren’t so high
And it ain’t right why you change for the reasons
‘Cause you can, ‘cause you can

[Chorus]
Said I’d stick by you through the black and the blue
But I guess you broke the contract
All that I wanted was you, culture cull, Malibu
But I guess you need to want to do that
I gave it all and more
Till I burnt out
Yeah, these summers ain’t what I thought out
All that I wanted at the end of it was you

[Verse 2]
You could say that I follow if you wanted to
But early in tomorrow, you’ll know the path I choose
And everyone I know here seems to know somebody
That knows your body ‘cause they do

[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t take pride in being alright
You don’t feel fine when you aren’t so high
And it ain’t right why you change for the reasons
‘Cause you can, ‘cause you can

[Chorus]
Said I’d stick by you through the black and the blue
But I guess you broke the contract
All that I wanted was you, culture cull, Malibu
But I guess you need to want to do that
I gave it all and more
Till I burnt out
Yeah, these summers ain’t what I thought out
All that I wanted at the end of it was you

44 in my car, A.C. cool
All that I wanted at the end of it was you

[Bridge]
Despite it all, I need you more
Than I would ever like to admit
But in the autumn and past the summer
You are the leaves that inevitably falter
And soon I will see you again
Driving your Daddy’s Mercedes Benz
And I will leave you in song
The haze that makes you think you’ve won

[Chorus]
Looking out for you through the black and the blue
But I guess you broke the contract
I loved the thought of the view, Topanga, Malibu
But I guess you need to want to do that
I gave it all and more
Till I burnt out
Yeah, these summers ain’t what I thought out
All that I wanted at the end of it was you

405, skip town with you
All that I wanted at the end of it
44 in my car, A.C. cool
All that I wanted at the end of it was you