Guy Clark Watermelon Dream Lyrics

Watermelon Dream Lyrics

The sun was hot and the dust rose up like smoke 

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

There in a big 'ol tub of ice 

And we'd split em open with a kitchen knife 

And everybody had a sliece it was a watermelon dream 



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Ain't nothin' 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 



With sticky hands and and faces we fought the yellow-jackets to a draw 

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

I don't know how much we ate 

But we all got the belly-ache 

And everybody stayed up wat too late 

It was a watermelon dream 



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Then a little after sundown we'd be runnin out of steam 

So we'd light a roman candle and try to hold on tho the dream 

Maybe slip out behind a car 

Take a little tastes from a jar 

Then just lay back and count the stars 

That's called a watermelon dream