Now summer’s here, but I’m short on my reach
Can’t take advantage of this night on the beach
Wrapped in an old coat, through my chattering teeth
I’ll tell anyone, this ain’t the summer I planned

Summer’s too hot, when you’re down on your luck
Can’t get arrested, can’t make a buck
Sleep in the sun, when your options are one
Just a year ago, we planned a weekend
And on the beach we stood together
Now, I stand corrected
Up to my neck in summer’n sand

Summer’s are cold, if you spend 'em alone
What chance have you to keep her at home?
When you haven’t a home — just a pay telephone
Where nobody calls you — we planned this weekend
To spend the days and nights together
Now, I stand corrected
Up to my neck in summer’n sand

Now summer’s come and it's come every year
Comes to the beach, it comes to the pier
Whether I stay or go depends on a wind
I used to be like you — plannin’ my little weekend

Spent the days and nights with my girl
Now, I stand dejected
Up to my neck in summer’n sand
We planned a weekend
On this pier we stood together
Now, I stand corrected
Up to my neck in summer’n sand

Now, I stand corrected
Up to my neck in summer’n sand