Coney Island, Mid-July

She runs away And I stand still Just watching the way A girl can fill Up a heart like a stone When she says leave me alone The sun falls down On the strand On the fools and clowns Like I know I am Let the girl slip away Like a wind off a wave Times a-wasting Here she says Summer nights On the edge of the city Waving bye bye bye and smiling Sweetly Coney Island, mid-July Tell my fortune Tell me lies It's a dollar a chance To get the pretty girl and dance And the whole world's hopping On the tilt-a-whirl Flash bulbs popping Caught in mid-twirl At the carnival tonight Trade the darkness for some light Times a-wasting Here she says Summer nights On the edge of the city Saying, darling, think of me Sweetly Do you want to dance? Gotta take my hands Do you want to dance Gotta take my hands Do you want to dance gotta take my hands Gotta take some wine from my mouth Do you want to stretch out on the sand Get in my car and drive South Do you want to know what it would be like Do you want to come and find out Do you want to dance Do you want a chance Do you want to dance? Coney Island, mid-July Send my angel Down in disguise Like a run through the rain Like a wind off a wave And the whole word's hopping Like it sometimes does Lights up the boardwalk And the couples in love Turn the darkness away Turn the night to the day Times a-wasting Here she says Summer nights On the edge of the city Waving bye bye bye to me Sweetly Sweetly