Watermelon Dream

[Verse 1]

Well, the sun was hot and the dust rose up like smoke

So we hid beneath the elm tree, watched the watermelons float

There in a big ol' tub of ice and we'd split 'em open with a kitchen knife

And everybody got a slice

It was a watermelon dream

[Chorus]

Ain't nothing sweeter than a watermelon dream

'Cept sittin' on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream

When life is really sweeter than it seems

That's what you've got to call a watermelon dream

[Verse 2]

With sticky hands and faces, we fought the yellowjackets to a draw

Then we used the rind for second base and played a little hardball

And I don't know how much we ate but we all got the bellyache

And everybody stayed up way too late

It was a watermelon dream

[Chorus]

Ain't nothing sweeter than a watermelon dream

'Cept sittin' on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream

When life is really sweeter than it seems

That's what you've got to call a watermelon dream, oh yeah

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]

Oh, and then a little after sundown we'd be running out of steam

So we'd light a Roman candle up and try to hold on to the dream

Maybe slip out behind a car, take a little taste from a jar

And then just lay back and count the stars

That's called a watermelon dream

[Chorus]

Ain't nothing sweeter than a watermelon dream

'Cept sittin' on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream

When life is really sweeter than it seems

That's what you've got to call a watermelon dream

Oh and there ain't nothing sweeter than a watermelon dream

'Cept sittin' on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream

When life is really sweeter than it seems

That's what you've got to call a watermelon dream, oh yeah