From: Chris Walker Clambone@aol.com I was in your presence for an hour or so Or was it a day? I truly don't know Where the sun never set, where the trees hung low By the soft and shining sea Did you respect me for what I did or for what I did'nt do Or for keepin' it hid? Did I lose my mind the night I tried toget rid Of everything you see In the summertime Ah In the summertime In the summertime When you were with me I got the heart and you got the blood, We can cut through iron, we can cut through mud. Then came the warnin' that was before the flood That set everybody free Fools they made a mock of sin Our loyalty they tried to win But you were closer to me than my next of kin They didn't want to know or see CHORUS Strangers, they meddled in our affairs, Poverty and shame was theirs. But all that sufferin' was not to be compered With the glory that is to be And I'm still carrying the gift you gave; It's a part of me now it's been cherished and saved It'll be with me un-til the grave Then unto eternit-y CHORUS