Gershon Wolf Poet Lyric

Long Summer Days

Long summer days
  Sittin' around with nothin' to do 
We were already fifteen
  Should we have gone to the zoo?

Long summer days
  Loungin' round feelin' blue
Too young for a job
  Should we have ducked in and watched the tube?

Long summer days
  Nothin' but soaps on the tube
It was a time before video games
  A time before Rubik's Cube

Long summer days
  Too old to be a camper
Too young to be a counselor
  On us, life put a definite damper

Long summer days 
  Pollution and alewives spoiled the lake
Cost too much to go the pool
  Might as well head back to school

Oh, those long summer days
   Those hot summer days
     Those long, hot summer days...

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Mike Gentile August 15, 2018 at 8:41 AM Brings back so many memories, Gershon, I really enjoyed the Summer Soliloquy!!! Gershon Wolf August 15, 2018 at 4:10 PM Yup ... even if the memories aren't always the greatest, they still take us back to those days of our relative innocence, don't they? ~ gw

Richard Lamoureux August 15, 2018 at 8:13 AM I worked since I was a little kid so I always envied other kids even the bored ones that had those long summer days. My mom and us 3 kids escaped my dad once for two weeks and we got to be regular kids for that time. It’s one of my best childhood memories. Sadly he found us. Gershon Wolf August 15, 2018 at 4:08 PM Those dads!! They're always spoiling things. (Like I do for my kids)... That's why we've got mom AND dad I guess: to balance work and play, ... unless dear old dad tips the scales ... Thanks for the visit, Richard! ~ gw

Virginia Waters August 15, 2018 at 4:34 AM Poor you!1 when I was 15 - summer was work - house-keeping for dad and growing and preserving all our fruit and vege for winter. I dreamed about wandering about - quiet place to read or play with others. Joking aside - enjoyable read and well penned as usual. Gershon Wolf August 15, 2018 at 4:05 PM Credit your parents with keeping you occupied and productive. I guess the parents in my neck of the woods didn't feel much obligation/responsibility for their 'in-betweeners,' i.e., too old for camp and too young for a real non-cash-paying job. Thanks for checking this one out, Virginia! :) gw

Tom Cunningham August 14, 2018 at 5:08 PM And brilliant days they were, People actually spoke to each other. Now people are very anti-social, too wrapped up in tech gadgets. Tom Gershon Wolf August 15, 2018 at 4:03 PM Wait while I text you a reply... No, better, I'll post it on Facebook and Snapchat. LOL. You're right Tom. Have you noticed the newfe