You've traveled the river from end to end   Never found a true love anywhere you've been   You never broke a heart that wouldn't mend   On such a lovely summer night      Your hands' in your pockets as the band begin   Stand by the window, a touch of locust in the wind   And this might be just one more town you'll say you've been in   On such a lovely summer night      You take your chances when you start to roam   Waiting for slow dances and you ask to walk her home   And if she says please stay, you'll say, "I might"   On such a lovely summer night      You hold her close, yeah, and look her in the eye   You make her laugh then sing that one song to make her cry   And maybe this is that one town where there's no goodbye   On such a lovely summer night      You take your chances when you start to roam   Waiting for slow dances and you ask to walk her home   And if she says please stay, you'll say, "I might"   On such a lovely summer night   On such a lovely summer night