So there we were, back home
From somewhere inside my head
Well bravely I fought off the monsters beneath her bed

Pillars of post-war books supported my frame of mind
While she memorized the pages that I tried to not hide behind
She took my hand in hers and whispered her love for me

The lantern died that night but we didn't need to see
Implying that she's the bees knees and I am the cats meow
It's funny how she recalls what I can't remember now


But when her smile came back
And I didn't feel half as horrible

She gave me a heart attack
Just because she looked so adorable
We both put our sunblock on

Laid on the beach and vowed that we'd live and we'd learn
Yeah, But she got a tan and I got a sunburn
I got a sunburn


So there we were out there
Unaware of where we'd been

We kicked off our flip-flops
And swung from the rooftops again
It's awkward but I'll confess she's all I can think about

And it's funny how I recall what she can't remember now

But when her smile came back

And I didn't feel half as horrible
She gave me a heart attack
Just because she looked so adorable

We both put our sunblock on
Laid on the beach and vowed that we'd live and we'd learn
Yeah, But she got a tan and I got a sunburn


Oh afterglow, look out below!
We'd left a trail of dust behind

As we parted ways, she held my gaze,
And left and imprint on my mind
I tried not to cry as we said goodbye

And hung the clouds above my town
But I shed a tear when she disappeared
Cause now I'm a stranger on the ground


(But when her smile came back
And I didn't feel half as horrible

She gave me a heart attack)
We both put our sunblock on
Laid on the beach and vowed that we'd live and we'd learn

But she got a tan and I got a sunburn
She got a tan and I got a sunburn
Yeah, but she got a tan and I got a sunburn