Sunny Afternoon

The tax man's taken all my dough And left me in my stately home Lazing on a sunny afternoon I can't even sail my yacht He's taken everything I've got All I've got is this sunny afternoon Oh save me, save me, save me from this squeeze I gotta big fat mama trying to break me And I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime My girlfriend's run off with my car And gone back to her ma and pa Telling tails of drunkenness and cruelty Now I'm sitting here Sipping at my ice cold beer All I've got is this sunny afternoon Help me, help me, help me sail away Well give me two good reasons why i ought a stay 'Cause I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime Ah save me save me save me from this squeeze I gotta big fat mama trying to break me And I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime --- Sunny Afternoon - Stereophonics