While Away

When it's summer and you can't escape the heat And the fire hydrant is our one relief That's how we while away our days We'd while away our days on my street And the call is out, gotta get back home to eat Gotta make it quick, 'cause I got friends to meet That's how we'd while away our days Yeah, we'd while away our days on my street And we all came runnin' Yeah, we all came runnin' down Yeah, we all Yeah, we all were young and free While we'd while away our days on my street Yeah, we'd while away our days on my street Got the boom box blastin' out a hip-hop beat Her name is Betty, and she's a younger Meryl Streep It was just like yesterday when she took my breath away I think about how easy it all seemed to be Complicated was a part of our belief While we'd while away our days Yeah, we'd while away our days on my street And we all came runnin' Yeah, we all came runnin' down Yeah, we all Yeah, we all were young and free While we'd while away our days on my street Yeah, we'd while away our days on my street I don't think it ever rained Didn't know how much my life would change Now is all we cared about Yeah, we were young and free While we'd while away our days on my street And we all came runnin' Yeah, we all came runnin' down Yeah, we all Yeah, we all were young and free While we'd while away our days And we all came runnin' Yeah, we all came runnin' down Yeah, we all Yeah, we all were young and free While we'd while away our days on my street Where we'd while away our days on my street