She's hanging the clothes on the line You're laying by the river You've still got them on your mind It's making you shiver Summer didn't last that long Cause now it's September But you must remember to leave the porch light on Boys will be boys But whatever happens to the boys That fall down Boys will be boys But you won't forget those boys that fall down You painted the leaves in July That's when you had a reason Now you watch as they fall from the sky They're touching down for the season Deep inside you always realize What you saw was never in your eyes But you can't forgive those adolescent lies And boys will be boys But whatever happens to the boys that fall down Boys will be boys But you won't forget those boys that fall down As you get a little older It gets a little colder But when the winter's over They become the boys of summer again She's hanging the clothes on the line You're laying by the river You've still got them on your mind It's making you shiver Summer didn't last that long Cause now it's September But you must remember to leave the porch light on And boys will be boys But whatever happens to the boys that fall down Boys will be boys But you won't forget those boys that fall down And boys will be boys But whatever happens to the boys that fall down Boys will be boys And you won't forget those boys that fall down And boys will be boys And you won't forget those boys that fall down