when I was a child of 8 or 9 or so
inside at the aunt's and uncle's home
a family party, snack bar, and there on the back porch
the man in the band with the bass stands and plays

around that same time and space
the relatives come from all over the place
riding a wagon full of hay through the woods
there stood a man with watergun spraying away
we got soaked that day
that's my cousin dave

the first day of 2000
I spent staring at your feet
and there's my brother lookin'
and book reading while you're strumming under me

drive in on concrete strawberry sidewalk
you walk with an awkward magnetic swagger
stoking the fire and joking the night up
enjoying the line up and joining the lives up to play

to play, to play
to play, to play, away

and through the years I will always know ya
as the guy with the jokes who'll always quote ya
the lines from the spade-farley
and hardly I know ya to ever hold ya back from smiling all day

well along came this lady and the two were smitten
a celebration day for which this riff was written
the friends all gathered 'round Grandpa's place
the bride came and it started to rain
but that was okay
because you're Dave

you are the summer weather
the sun will be the father to
little leaves are growing and going to the barber
and we'll drive in on concrete strawberry sidewalk
you walk with an awkward magnetic swagger
stoking the fire and joking the night up
enjoying the line up and joining the lives up to play

to play, to play
to play, to play, away

take me to the place that you've gone to party
with all the kids that did a hit
too late already started
am I gonna wait all day for you today

you are the summer weather
the sun will be the father to
little leaves are growing and going to the barber
and we'll drive in on concrete strawberry sidewalk
you walk with an awkward magnetic swagger
stoking the fire and joking the night up
enjoying a light up and joining the lives up to play

to play, to play
to play, to play, away