I work my $$# off every day and night.
and as I watched my life passing by
there's one thing that saves my youth, summer days summer nights in Beirut

I'm cheating death with every puff i take
just to forget that I'm only great
there's one thing that saves my youth summer days, summer nights in Beirut.


It was a clear summer day in '72
Beirut was the place to do

before the war it was best,
they all rushed down from the west


When violence was nowhere round
my old man was the coolest in town
I'm so glad that he's still around

when he sits me down to say

summer days, summer nights in Beirut [x4]


I work my $$# off every day and night.
and as I watched my life passing by

there's one thing that saves my youth, summer days summer nights in Beirut
I'm cheating death with every puff I take
just to forget that I'm only great

there's one thing that saves my youth summer days, summer nights in Beirut.

Try to live and struggle our only hope

we were younger, played beside the house
and touched the coal
I know now everyone must fail, before they win

son remember how I used to hold u in the wind
and ever since than I work my $$# off every day and night.
and as I watch my life passing by

there's one thing that saves my youth, summer days summer nights in Beirut
I'm cheating death with every puff I take
just to forget that I'm only great

there's one thing that saves my youth summer days, summer nights in Beirut

summer days, summer nights in Beirut [x4]