(B. Andersson / B. Ulvaeus)

 

The summer air was soft and warm
the feeling right, the Paris night
did its best to please us
And strolling down the Elysee
we had a drink in each café
And you -
you talked of politics, philosophy

and I smiled like Mona Lisa
We had our chance,
it was a fine and true romance

I can still recall

our last summer
I still see it all -

walks along the Seine
laughing in the rain
Our last summer -
memories that remain

We made our way along the river
and we sat down in the grass
by the Eiffel tower
I was so happy we had met
it was the age of no regret
Oh yes
those crazy years, that was the time
of the flower power
But underneath

we had a fear of flying,
of getting old,
a fear of slowly dying
We took the chance
like we were dancing our last dance

I can still recall
our last summer
I still see it all
In the tourist jam
’round the Notre Dame
our last summer
walking hand in hand
Paris restaurants
our last summer
morning croissants
Living for the day,
worries far away
Our last summer -
we could laugh and play

And now you’re working in a bank
the family man, a football fan
and your name is Harry
How dull it seems?
Yet you’re the hero of my dreams

I can still recall
our last summer
I still see it all -
walks along the Seine
laughing in the rain
Our last summer -
memories that remain
I can still recall
our last summer
I still see it all -
in the tourist jam
’round the Notre Dame
Our last summer
walking hand in hand…