When I was 18 I didn´t know pain when the sun was high Burnt face, shadow´s erased and I knew I´d be alright They tried to hurt me, uh-huh Somethin´ blinded me, uh-huh That reminded me, uh-huh Of a better space and time, miles away The jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summer-time A jewel of the summertime A jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summer-time When I turned 21 I saw the sun pulling out of sight All that I met were dark silhouette´s stumbling in the night But we collided, uh-huh In a ?, uh-huh Got alot on me, uh-huh Now I´m bathing in the bright of divided rays Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summer-time A jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summer-time Time, time I left that behind me, uh-huh But somethin´ blinded me, uh-huh You reminded me, uh-huh Of a better space and time, miles away Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summertime A jewel of the summer-time A jewel of the summertime A jewel of the summertime A jewel of the summer-time A jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summertime A jewel of the summer-time Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summertime Jewel of the summer-time