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Summertime

Summertime

Billie Holiday

1936

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Lyrics

Kiss me hard before you go.

Summertime sadness.

I just wanted you to know.

That baby, you the best. I

got my red dress on tonight.

Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight.

Done my hair up real big beauty queen

style.

High heels off, I'm feeling alive.

Oh my God, I feel it in the air.

Telephone wires above are sizzling like a

snare. Honey I'm on fire, I feel it

everywhere. Nothing scares me

anymore.

Kiss me hard before you go.

Summertime sadness.

I just wanted you to know.

That baby, you the best.

I got that summertime, summertime sadness.

Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness.

Got that summertime, summertime sadness.

Oh, oh oh oh.

I'm feeling electric tonight.

Cruising down the coast going about

ninety-nine.

Got my bad baby by my heavenly side.

I know if I go, I'll die happy

tonight.

Oh my God, I feel it in the air.

Telephone wires above are sizzling like a

snare. Honey I'm on fire, I feel it

everywhere. Nothing scares me

anymore.

Kiss me hard before you go.

Summertime sadness.

I just wanted you to know.

That baby, you the best.

I got that summertime, summertime sadness.

Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness.

Got that summertime, summertime sadness.

Oh, oh oh oh.

Think I'll miss you forever.

Like the stars miss the sun in the morning

sky. Later's better than never.

Even if you're gone I'm gonna

drive.

Drive.

I got that summertime, summertime sadness.

Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness.

Got that summertime, summertime sadness.

Oh, oh oh oh.

Kiss me hard before you go.

Summertime sadness.

I just wanted you to know.

That baby,

you the best.

I got that summertime, summertime sadness.

Su-su-summertime, summertime sadness.

Got that summertime, summertime sadness.

Oh, oh oh oh.

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