The Summer Place

She's been afraid of the Cuisinart since 1977
 Now when she opens up the house
 Well, she won't set foot in the kitchen
 Her brother's dating an architect
 They're coming up for the weekend
 He never gave her the proper respect
 But she still meets the ferry to greet them
 Oh, at the summer place
 We've got the space if you've got the time
 And the summer place is so far away
 It's another state of mind
 Mind, mind, mind
 She ran away back in '78
 Just down the beach to the neighbors
 They brought her back after sunset
 But dad sad "Don't do me any favors"
 Her mom would sit on the pateo
 She said she needed the sea air
 She'd drink a fifth of Seagrams
 And then she'd sink down into her deck chair
 Oh, at the summer place
 We've got the space if you've got the time
 And the summer place is so far away
 It's another state of mind
 Mind, mind, mind
 At 15 shoplifting
 Was the only game she liked to play
 At 40 she's still bored
 She thinks about it then desides to pay
 And still she can't help feeling
 Those good old days don't seem so far away (seem so far away)
 But should just yesterday
 She took a handful of mushrooms
 That she got from a surfer
 She spent a night in a hospital room
 So the doctors could observe her
 Oh, at the summer place
 We've got the space, you should drop on by
 At the summer place the injuries fade
 But the memories last a lifetime
 Lifetime, lifetime, lifetime