The Summer of Love
We thought the world might change for the better That capitalism and communism be made more benign and the CIA and KGB would fall We were swept up and blown like pollen on the field of flowers We were gong for the honey time the honey time It seemed so real— in the Summer of Love the Summer of Love Swede & I had a whole bathtub of acid in the apartment above the Psychedelicatessin We went outside for a few minutes to watch the Fugs singing outdoors at the bandshell in Tompkins Park When we got back Maypole Marcie was already in it. She thought we had drawn her bath water for her We lifted her out and rubbed her down with towels but some got in through blisters where her Alan Black sandals had rubbed her. Man, she was gone for about a week. Marcie came down Marcie came down Marcie came down just in time for for the Summer of Love Summer of Love It was obvious the earth was alive It was obvious the earth could feel Slide down your slick black stockings o Earth and all of it lives Meadowlarks mate in your scented lace and all of it lives It was obvious the earth was alive It was obvious the earth could feel & we could feel the earth feel the pulse of the earth in the Summer of Love the Summer of love We thought we could use our unearned suffering We thought we could use our untamed kisses We thought we could exorcize the Pentagon We thought we could end that horrible war that nightmare war the war that won’t end the war that wrecked our vision the war! the war! the war! in the Summer of Love the Summer of Love My slum goddess she wore a miniskirt made out of an antique victorian lampshade & there were 300 yards of tiny love beads hanging on coils from her shiny limbs in the Summer of Love the Summer of Love Roger Bart and I we formed the Electric Fire Jug Band We opened for the Blues Magoos We played the Night Owl on West 3rd We got Jerry Wexler of Atlantic Records to come see us We fed him a magic mushroom omelet and turned the lights down low Jerry gave us a 10 K advance and a psychedelic house to live in where we recorded our first and only album “Lyndon Johnson Eats Shit” & Jerry came down Jerry came down Jerry came down Jerry came down just in time for the Summer of Love the Summer of Love I heard about a singer named Janis & I heard about Jimi who played a burning guitar I heard about Sergeant Pepper and I heard about some ancient things that wove my heart around in the Summer of Love in the Summer of Love One thing I learned in the Summer of Love is never give up Remember the best learn from the worst and never give-up kiss me kiss me kiss me kiss me summer of love fuck me fuck me fuck me fuck me summer of love heal me heal me heal me heal me summer of love hold me hold me hold me hold me summer of love summer love