Lovers in July

It was the second week of June
The daisies finally in bloom
The air was warm the breeze was sweet
On the day that we did meet
And I fell first into your eyes
And then your smile warm and kind
Talk was easy I didn't try
I knew it then that you were mine

And the days were long
Felt like the world could do us no wrong
We knew it from the start that we'd have to part
August was calling but we were falling

To Spanish Steps and fallen leaves
Sunsets on Sunrise Beach
Wildflowers were blooming pure and sweet
And when you held me in your arms
I forgot those winter storms
Summer days would last infinitely
But something in your eyes made me realize
That time was never on our side
And even if we'd tried we couldn't stop the tide
Cause lovers in July
Are bound to say goodbye

I think I met you in a dream
Summer daze drifting through reality and
We knew the world would never sleep
We lay awake to build the world we want to see
If we'd only had time
Over mountains high we would climb
We knew there'd be a day when I'd drive away
Over them hills but we were longing still

For jazz music in the streets
Long drives through tall trees
Stolen evenings together we would sleep
And as the summer turned to fall
I could hear the winter call
And I tried to hold on to it all
You said there's magic to not know
What the future holds
But from the start we knew we'd have to go
And I thought that I was wise but I told myself a lie
That lovers in July
Are bound to say goodbye

Now every sunny day
I wish that we had stayed
The world it spins in place
It spun us out on separate ways
But the time we had together wasn't just about the weather
I'll hold on to that summer for forever

The Spanish Steps and fallen leaves
Sunsets on Sunrise Beach
Wildflowers will die and bloom and be
And though the time may fly
It means we're still alive
As lovers in July
We had to say goodbye