The Ataris - So Long, Astoria - The Boys Of Summer - Lyrics, Music, Songs

Artist: The Ataris

Album: So Long, Astoria (2003)

"The Boys Of Summer"

Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm drivin' by your house
Though I know you're not at home

But I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy?
Remember how I made you scream
Now I don't understand what happened to our love
But babe, I'm gonna get you back
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of

I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
I see you walkin' real slow and you're smilin' at everyone
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

Out on the road today, I saw a BLACK FLAG sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice Inside my head said, "Don't look back. You can never look back."
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go but-

I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that top pulled down and that radio on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

Anywhere But Here (1997)

1. As We Speak
2. Bite My Tongue
3. Hey, Kid!
4. Take Me Back
5. Are We There Yet?
6. Angry Nerd Rock
7. Let It Go
8. Lately
9. Alone In Santa Cruz
10. Make It Last
11. Sleepy
12. Four Chord Wonder
13. Blind And Unkind
14. Clara
15. Myself
16. Neilhouse
17. Perfectly Happy
18. Boxcar
19. Ray...
20. Blind And Unkind
21. Butterfly

Look Forward To Failure EP (1998)

1. San Dimas High School Football Rules
2. Not A Worry In The World
3. My So Called Life
4. Between You And Me
5. That Special Girl

Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exit (1999)

1. Losing Streak
2. 1*15*96
3. San Dimas High School Football Rules
4. Your Boyfriend Sucks
5. I Won't Spend Another Night Alone
6. Broken Promise Ring
7. Angry Nerd Rock
8. The Last Song I Will Ever Write About a Girl
9. Choices
10. Better Way
11. My Hotel Year
12. Life Makes No Sense
13. Answer
14. In Spite Of The World

Let It Burn (2000)

1. The Radio Still Sucks
2. Song For A Mix Tape
3. P.S. The Scene Is Dead
4. Blue Skies, Broken Hearts... Next 12 Exits
5. Let It Burn
6. How I Spent My Summer Vacation
7. On With The Show
8. San Dimas High School Football Rules (Acoustic)
9. Bad Case Of Broken Heart
10. San Dimas High School Football Rules (Acoustic)

End Is Forever (2001)

1. Giving Up On Love
2. Summer Wind Was Always Our Song
3. I.O.U. One Galaxy
4. Bad Case Of Broken Heart
5. Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
6. Road Signs + Rock Songs
7. If You Really Want To Hear About It...
8. Fast Times At Drop-Out High
9. Song For A Mix Tape
10. You Need A Hug
11. How I Spent My Summer Vacation
12. Teenage Riot
13. Song 13
14. Hello & Goodbye
15. Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
16. If You Really Want To Hear About It...
17. Hello & Goodbye

So Long, Astoria (2003)

1. So Long, Astoria
2. Takeoffs and Landings
3. In This Diary
4. My Reply
5. Unopened Letter to the World
6. The Saddest Song
7. Summer '79
8. The Hero Dies In This One
9. All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know
10. The Boys Of Summer
11. A Beautiful Mistake
12. Radio #2
13. Looking Back On Today
14. 8 of 9
15. Summer '79
16. Eight Of Nine

Miscellaneous Tracks

1. The Night The Lights Went Out In NYC
2. I Remember You
3. Carnage
4. Anderson
5. Ben Lee
6. Elvis Was A Skinhead
7. Kristine's A Punk
8. The Night The Lights Went Out In NYC

LOOK FORWARD TO FAILURE

1. Between You And Me
2. My So Called Life
3. Not A Worry In The World
4. San Dimas High School Football Rules
5. That Special Girl

BLUE SKIES, BROKEN HEARTS... NEXT 12 EXITS

1. Losing Streak
2. 1*15*96
3. San Dimas High School Football Rules
4. Your Boyfriend Sucks
5. I Won't Spend Another Night Alone
6. Broken Promise Ring
7. Angry Nerd Rock
8. The Last Song I Will Ever Write About a Girl
9. Choices
10. Better Way
11. My Hotel Year
12. Life Makes No Sense
13. Answer
14. In Spite Of The World