It happened in the summertime My cousin and I read the line The open book shook our comfy lives, ooh Destiny revealed to us Descending from his mystery bus, aah 'Til then we thought a permanent thing Meant a permanent thing But a permanent thing Is no permanent thing No, we've no permanent place to play And now and again aftershocks Scar our thoughts with molten rocks The scorching sun lies a touch ahead, ooh The matter of time taught to us Our parents would not be there to fuss, aah 'Til then we thought a permanent thing Meant a permanent thing But no permanent thing Is a permanent thing No, we've no permanent place to play And I remember talking about time And I remember shivers down my spine And I remember talking about time And I remember shivers down my spine And I remember shaking, ooh