It was a hot afternoon   The last day of June   And the sun was a demon   The clouds were afraid   One-ten in the shade   And the pavement was steaming      I told Billy Ray   In his red Chevrolet   I needed time for some thinking   I was just walking by   When I looked in her eye   And I swore, it was winking      She was 31 and I was 17   I knew nothing about love   She knew everything   But I sat down beside her   On her front porch swing   And wondered what the   Coming night would bring      The sun closed her eyes   As it climbed in the sky   And it started to swelter   The sweat trickled down the   Front of her gown   And I thought it would melt her      She threw back her hair   Like I wasn't there   And she sipped on a julep   Her shoulders were bare   And I tried not to stare   When I looked at her two lips      And when she looked at me   I heard her softly say   I know you're young   You don't know what to do or say   But stay with me until   The sun has gone away   And I will chase the boy in you away      And then she smiled   Then we talked for a while   Then we walked for a mile to the sea   We sat on the sand   And a boy took her hand   But I saw the sun rise as a man      Ten years have gone by   Since I looked in her eye   But the memory lingers   I go back in my mind   To the very first time   And feel the touch of her fingers      It was a hot afternoon   The last day of June   And the sun was a demon   The clouds were afraid   One-ten in the shade   And the pavement was steaming