Our house had the biggest patio 
Our house had all the summer shade 
We had patio lanterns 
I'd spend half the night making lemonade 
Which we drank a lot 
'Cause we were all so shy 
Shy and nervous 

Who was gonna be
Who would be the first to dance 
Who was gonna be
Who would be the first to kiss 
Under those patio lanterns 

Those patio lanterns 
They were the stars in the sky 
Those patio lanterns 
Lighting up our lives 
Those patio lanterns 
They were the stars in the sky 
Those patio lanterns 
Lighting up our lives 
Oh, those patio lanterns 

And I was stuck on Joy, that was her name
We didn't talk much 
She was a nervous girl 
I was a nervous boy 
We stuck together like glue on glue 
Dancing to an old song 
Bobby Vinton's Blue on Blue 
Heartache on heartache

Who was gonna be
Who would be the first to dance 
Who was gonna be
Who would be the first to kiss 
Under those patio lanterns 

Those patio lanterns 
They were the stars in the sky 
Those patio lanterns 
Lighting up our lives 
Those patio lanterns 
They were the stars in the sky 
Those patio lanterns 
Lighting up our lives 
Oh, those patio lanterns