the summer before the war

all on a saturday

bright as a bell

early

and just for the ride

we took a trip

cycling down to the sea

you and your lady

and i

oh what a summer

oh what a sun

bright in the blue sky it clung

one day at whitsun

the sea and the shore

the summer before the war

all summer places where

you could taste the country air

racing our shadows we'd fly

down through the narrow lanes

chasing the slow trains

the last of an age going by

we had a good time

we had some fun

there was time then and we all were young

one day at whitsun

the sea and the shore

the summer before the war

young hearts and young souls

young minds to unfold

knowing the untold somehow

one day at whitsun

the sea and the shore

the summer before the war

young hearts and young souls

young minds to unfold

knowing the untold somehow

one day at whitsun

the sea and the shore

the summer before the war

we found a small cove

by the sand and the water

salt air brushing our skin

your hand in her mind

her hand in mine

watching the sea rushing in

oh what a moment

oh what a day

we held it

and it never slipped away

one day at whitsun

the sea and the shore

the summer before the war