He prayed all night
To the young men that they knew
And if you saw him now
There was no illusions
And if you saw him now
A whole day long
On the summer side of life
Only tenderness
Where love had been misplaced
You'd wonder why they would cry
They talked all night
You'd wonder why he would cry
And if you saw him now
His love was ripe
A whole day long
And if you saw him now
You'd wonder why he would cry
Goin' off to fight
You'd wonder why
You'd wonder why
On the summer side of life
On the summer side of life
His chance to waste
He came down through field of green
And if you saw them now
On the summer side of life
Then he walked into a house
There was young girls everywhere
A whole day long
And if you saw him now
