Summer stretching on the grass
Summer dresses pass
In the shade of a willow tree

Creeps a crawling over me



Over me and over you
Stuck together with God's glue
It's going to get stickier too

It's been a long hot summer
Let's get under cover
Don't try too hard to think

Don't think at all



I'm not the only one
Staring at the sun
Afraid of what you'll find

If you took a look inside



I'm not just deaf and dumb
Staring at the sun
Not the only one

Who's happy to go blind



There's an insect in your ear
If you scratch it won't disappear
It's going to itch and burn and sting

You want to see what the scratching brings



Waves that leave me out of reach
Breaking on your back like a beach
Will we ever live in peace

'Cause those that can't do
Often have to
And those that can't do

Often have to preach



To the ones
Staring at the sun
Afraid of what you'll find

If you took a look inside



Not just deaf and dumb
Staring at the sun
I'm not the only one

Who'd rather go blind



Intransigence is all around
Military still in town
Armour-plated suits and ties

Daddy just won't say goodbye



Referee won't blow the whistle
God is good but will He listen
I'm nearly great

But there's something missing
I left it in the duty free
But you never really belonged to me



You're not the only one

Staring at the sun
Afraid of what you'd find
If you stepped back inside



I'm sucking on my thumb

Staring at the sun
I'm not the only one
Who's happy to go blind



I'm not the only one...