Intro: A5 F#5 D5 A5 A5 F#5 In the lamp light on Locust Street, with the party far behind D5 A5 No sound but the beat of her heart and mine A5 F#5 The smell of her hair was my first breath, and her lips were my first kiss D5 A5 And my first step was a headlong dive E5 A5 D5 I couldn't keep myself from falling, so she taught me to fly A5 E5 D5 And I was born in the summer of '75 A5 F#5 In the morning light she wore my coat, and all I wanted to know D5 A5 Was she trembling from the feeling or the cold A5 F#5 As the sleepy small town came to life, I saw the answer in her eyes D5 A5 And knew I'd always have her hand to hold E5 A5 D5 Now somethings don't need saying, you just feel 'em deep inside A5 E5 D5 The way I felt in the summer of '75 E5 D5 A5 Now all that seems like yesterday, how the time slips away F#5 A5 The blinding speed will leave you feeling cold E5 D5 A5 So when I feel the hands of time tugging at this life of mine F#5 D5 E5 I reach for the warmest thing to hold A5 F#5 D5 A5 A5 F#5 A light still shines on Locust Street, somewhere back in time D5 A5 And I wake up to the beat of her heart and mine A5 F#5 And I reach out and touch her hair, just to know that she's still there D5 A5 And the dream I had is still by my side E5 A5 D5 I might not make church on Sunday, but I thank the Lord each night A5 E5 D5 That I was born in the summer of '75 A5 E5 D5 Yeah, I was born in the summer of '75
