Under the lilacs in the evening sun beyond the grasping hands of time basking in the sunlight with the one I love in the forgotten summers of my mind Whatever happened to a love so blind under the halo and under the gun under the lilacs rum and melon rind basking in your laughter... laughter of my only one yeah and fingers touching in a electric storm sweet summer rain and a breeze so warm yeah, your conversations in your pickup truck and an august passion, passion in a cotton tone Now I long to feel... feel the rain and your natural smile wash away... wash away the stain Now in summer blown away all the ruthless the ruthless winds of change singing life so strange a life so strange you got your brand new start leave burnt sienna and memories and like an emerald you hold my heart for the whole damn world to see and yet I recall Montana dawn the way you whisper when you sleep and your red rock as the shadow falls and the summer love summer love so deep now, I long long to feel... feel the rain and your natural smile wash away... wash away your pain a Mona Lisa's smile now that summer blown away all the ruthless ruthless winds of change singing life...life...so strange life so strange a life so strange under the lilacs in the evening sun beyond the grasping hands of time basking in the laughter of the one I love forgotten summers of my mind whatever happened to a love so blind under the halo and under the gun under the lilacs rum and melon rind bask in your laughter, laughter of my only one left alone because I long long to feel feel the rain and let nature's smile wash way... wash away the pain like a shotgun blast now that summer blown away all the ruthless ruthless winds of change singing life...life... life so strange a life so strange