Bette Midler — Summer The First Time

The original Bobby Goldsboro version as I remember it was; 'Twas a hot afternoon The last day of June And the sun was a demon The clouds were afraid Wanting (one-ten?) in the shade And the pavements were steamin' I told Billy Ray In his red Chevrolet Needed time for some thinking She was just walking by When I looked in here eye And I swore it was winkin' She was thirty-one I was seventeen I knew nothin' 'bout love She knew everything But I sat down beside her on a front porch swing And wondered what the coming night would bring The sun closed her eyes As it climbed in the sky And it started top swelter The sweat trickled down The front of her gown And I thought (swore?) it would melt her She threw back her hair Like I wasn't there She sipped on a Julep Her shoulders were bare And I tried not to stare When I looked at her two lips Then she looked at me I heard her softly say I know you're young And don't know what to do or say But stay with me until the sun has gone away And I will chase the boy in you away And then she smiled And we talked for a while Then we walked for a mile to the sea We sat on the sand And a boy took her hand But I saw the sunrise as a man Ten years have gone by Since I looked in her eye And the memory lingers I go back in my mind To the very first time And (feel?) the touch of her fingers 'Twas a hot afternoon The last day of June And the sun was a demon The clouds were afraid Wanting in the shade And the pavements were steaming......and fades