The text man's taken all my dough And left me in my silly home Lazing on a sunny afternoon And I can't sell my heart He's taken everything I've got All I've got's this sunny afternoon Oh, save me, save me, save me from this squeeze Oh, I got a big fat mama trying to break me And I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In the summertime My boyfriend's run off with my car And gone back to his ma and pa Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty Now I'm sitting here Sipping on my ice cold beer Lazing on a sunny afternoon Oh, help me, help me, help me sail away Well, you give me two good reasons why I ought to stay Cause I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In the summertime Oh, save me, save me, save me from this squeeze Oh, I got a big fat mama trying to break me And I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime Oh, in the summertime In the summertime Oh, in the summertime In the summertime Oh, in the summertime