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 So there we were, back home from somewhere inside my head

 Oh, bravely I fought off the monsters beneath her bed

 Pillars of postwar books supported by frame of mind

 While she memorized the pages that I tried to not hide behind

 She took my hand in hers and whispered her love for me

 The lantern died that night but we didn't need to see

 Implying that she's the bee's knees and I am the cat's meow

 it's funny how she recalls what I can't remember now

Chorus

But when her smile came back and I didn't feel half as horrible

 She gave me a heart attack just because she looked so adorable

We both put our sunblock on, played on the beach and

vowed that we'd live and we'd learn

 Yeah, but she got a tan, and I got a sunburn...I got a sunburn

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 So there we were out there, unaware of where we'd been

 We kicked off our flip-flops and swung from the rooftops again

 it's awkward but I'll confess she's all I can think about

 And it's funny how I recall what she can't remember now

Chorus

But when her smile came back and I didn't feel half as horrible

 She gave me a heart attack just because she looked so adorable

We both put our sunblock on, played on the beach and

vowed that we'd live and we'd learn

 Yeah, but she got a tan, and I got a sunburn

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Bridge

Oh, afterglow, look out below

We left a trail of dust behind

As we parted ways, she held my gaze

 And left an imprint on my mind

I tried not to cry as we said goodbye

 And hung the clouds above my town

But I shed a tear when she disappeared

 Cause now I'm a stranger on the ground

Chorus

When her smile came back and I didn't feel half as horrible

 She gave me a heart attack

We both put our sunblock on, played on the beach and

vowed that we'd live and we'd learn

 But she got a tan, and I got a sunburn

She got a tan, and I got a sunburn

Yeah, but she got a tan, and I got a sunburn