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English summer
Eating up the atmosphere
Day-time bathers
Sleep in the shade
Clouds crawl over
Dampening our attitudes
People run for shelter from the pouring rain
Oh, this is the English summer
Oh, this is our brightest day
Oh, this is the English sun
So close your eyes and try to dream the weather away
Terraced houses
Filling up with dragonflies
Wild-eyed lovers
Savour the day
Local artists
Draw upon the paving stone
Till the rain, the thunder come and wash it away
Oh, this is the English summer
Oh, this is our brightest day
Oh, this is the English sun
So close your eyes and try to wish the weather away
Planes fly over
Drawing lines upon the sky
North-bound traffic
Stuck in the rain
Factory workers
Walk around like silhouettes
And hope the English summer comes to brighten their day
Oh, this is the English summer
Oh, this is our brightest day
Oh, this is the English sun
So close your eyes and try to wish the weather away
Dream, dream, dream the weather away
So close your eyes and try to wish the weather away
Dream, dream, dream the weather away