Long Hot Summer - Keith Urban

Well, I'm gonna pick up some of these empties, Lord As soon as I find where they lay Tied off them jolly and leavin' lines On a long hot summer day, yeah For every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River Get a half a day off with pay Old tow boat pickin' up barges On a long hot summer day Well, I got me a girl in Pekin She's a good old girl, okay Oh, she's sittin' there waitin' by a window fan On a long hot summer day For every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River Get a half a day off with pay Old tow boat pickin' up barges On a long hot summer day Well, last night we had pork for supper And tomorrow it'll be chicken consommé And a fruit jar full of iced tea On a long hot summer day And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River Get a half a day off with pay Old tow boat pickin' up barges On a long hot summer day Well, we dropped a man off in Beardstown When we got off yesterday Gonna get off down in Alton On a long hot summer day And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River Get a half a day off with pay Old tow boat pickin' up barges On a long hot summer day And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River Get a half a day off with pay Old tow boat pickin' up barges On a long hot summer day And for every day I'm workin' on the Illinois River Get a half a day off with pay Old tow boat pickin' up barges On a long hot summer day

It sure was a long long long hot summer night As far as my eyes could see Well my heart was way Down in a cold cold winter storm. Well my darlin' where can you be? Where can you be baby? Where can you be? There was three sugar walls and a two candy cane windows But the serious mood melted ah all those insight Everybody's on fire but I'm uh snowin' in a cold blizzard. Where are you on this ah hot cold summer? Where are you on this ah hot cold summer? Where are you on this ah hot cold summer night? Around about this time the telephone blew its horn across the room Scared little Annie clean out of her mind and I tell ya Roman the Candle he peeps out of his peekaboo hide and seek And grabbed little Annie from the ceiling just in time And the telephone keeps on screamin'. Yeah yeah yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah! Hello said my shaked voice, well how you doin' I start to stutter look Ah can't cha tell I'm ah doin' Fine There was my baby talkin' she's way down 'cross the border. She says I'm gonna hurry to ya I've been a fool And I'm tired of cryin' Said I'm tired Jimi. Yes a long long long hot summer night As far as my eyes could see But I can ah feel the heat comin' on as my baby's gettin' closer. I'm so glad that my baby's comin' to rescue me So glad that my baby's comin' to rescue me So glad that my baby's comin' to rescue me Rescue, rescue me, rescue Rescue me, rescue Rescue, rescue, What'd I say Rescue me, rescue me Rescue, rescue me, rescue Rescue me.

I play out my role, why I've even been out walking, They tell me that it helps, but i know when i'm beaten. All those lonely films, and all those lonely parties, But now the feeling is off screen, And the tears are real, not acted anymore. Oooh im all mixed up inside, I want to run but i cant hide, However much we try, we cant escape the truth and the fact is, Dont matter what i do, dont matter what i do, It dont matter what i do, it dont matter what i do, It dont matter what i do, cos i end up hurting you. One more covered sigh, And one more glance you know means goodbye, Cant you see thats why We're crashing ourselves 'gainst the rocks of a lifetime. Dont matter what i do, dont matter what i do, Dont matter what i do, it dont matter what i do, It dont matter what i do, cos i end up hurting you. In my mind different voices call, And what once was pleasures now pain for us all In my mind only shadows fall, I once stood proud now i feel so small, Dont know whether to laugh or cry, The long hot summer just passed me by. Shu du du du du de de wop, shu du du du du de de wop I want to run but i cant hide No matter what i do, it dont matter what i do, Dont matter what i do, it dont matter what i do, It dont matter what i do, cos i end up hurting You.