The Ataris – The Boys of Summer (Don Henley Cover)

This is, hands down, my favorite song in the entire world. I don’t understand why Don Henley doesn’t put it online and monetize it. It makes me so sad. But honestly, the only official version I can find on youtube is the Howard Stern version… which I do not like. It’s toooooooooo sloooooooowwwwwww and I just honestly cannot stand that version. And it’s the only official video on youtube. So. I started listening to this kickass faster version by the Ataris whenever I wanted to listen to this song. And honestly I just love this version more now. But technically I still love the original version the most. I just can’t find it anywhere online and it makes me so freaking sad sometimes. I just want the original video. But this one is fantastic so I guess this is my favorite version online that I have access to. Get with the program, Don Henley!!!

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 driving by your house
Though I know you’re not home

I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair combed back and these
Sunglasses on baby
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 baby, when I get you back
I’m gonna show you what I’m made of

I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
I see ya walkin’ real slow smiling 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 cadilac
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 ’em go but
I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got the top pulled down and the
Radio on baby

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 shining in the sun
You got your 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