De eerste single van New Day Rising, over de ups en downs van de tienerjaren. Destijds een ongebruikelijk thema in hardcore punk, maar Hüsker Dü was dan ook een ongebruikelijke band. Eigenlijk is dit ook geen hardcore meer, maar poppunk, een genre dat de band vanaf Flip Your Wig zou perfectioneren.
[Verse 1]
Love and hate was in the air like pollen from a flower
Somewhere in April time, they add another hour
I guess I better think up a way to spend my time
Just when I’m ready to sit inside, it’s summertime
Should I go swimming or get a friend to hang around
It’s back to summer, it’s back to basics, hang around
Getting drunk out on the beach or playing in a band
And getting out of school meant getting out of hand
[Chorus]
Was this your celebrated summer?
Was that your celebrated summer?
Was this your celebrated summer?
[Verse 2]
Then the sun disintegrates between a wall of clouds
I summer where I winter at, no one is allowed there
Do you remember when the first snowfall fell?
When summer barely had a snowball’s chance in hell?
[Chorus]
Was this your celebrated summer?
Was this your celebrated summer?
Was this your celebrated summer?
Summertime
Summertime
Summertime
Summertime
[Outro]
Do you remember when the first snowfall fell?
Was that your celebrated summer?
Uitgelichte afbeelding: By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45302900
