The music always had something to say to us 
The girlfriends always had something to wear for us 
The little class from the back-beatin dream 
They rock-n-roll to the drums of the summer 

Sometimes we thought we were the only ones under the sun 
Dear ma and pa, we were just having fun 

We rock-n-roll to the big best summer 
We rock-n-roll to the drums, we were just having fun 

The skies were always the highest 
The lines were always behind us 
The little class from the back-beatin dream 
They rock-n-roll to the drums of the summer