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Summerday Lyrics by Dar Williams

Promised Land

2008

[Verse 1]
From the ship, we could see it in the distance
As the fog was finally lifting
We had come to the shores of Summerday
Gently landing, we jumped out on the sand and found our way
Where the dirt was soft and black
We started digging a garden
And soon we found the woods that we'd call
The forest of Arden for to play

[Chorus]
When we came to Summerday
On the shores of Summerday
We will live in Summerday

[Verse 2]
And we climbed a stony mountain
We were boisterous then quiet
As we thought about what instruments to make
Soon we started to build the uillean pipes and fine guitars
Then we scouted out the hollows for solitude and silence
And we found the places we could meet by the blue and glassy river
Under stars where the paper lanterns sway

[Chorus]
In the streets of Summerday
Trust the night and trust the day
Sun and moon of Summerday

[Verse 3]
We are pilgrims in a land between religions
We are following our children
And we paint in different colors every day
And if we're true to our hearts they will grow up and wanna stay
We will work beside them as they build modest houses
And on a misty April morning we'll rest the shovels on the fence
And die and become a summer day

[Chorus]
Oh, the fields of Summerday
And the flowers of Summerday
They will live in Summerday
To the shores of Summerday
So we sail to Summerday
We will live in Summerday
La la la, la la la la
La la la, la la la la
La la la, la la la la
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Dar Williams

Dar Williams

About “Summerday” by Dar Williams

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"Summerday" is credited to Dar Williams. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Summerday" appears on "Promised Land" in 2008.

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