You looked a little cold to me, so I gave you that army green jacket that was in my truckIt didn't fit, you didn't care, a little chill was in the air and we were just warming upYou smiled and we sangI wanna thank that band, whoever they were, for playing that songAnd all the stars up there, for getting in line and trying to go homeThat boardwalk you and I stole thatLight steps along the water from the merry-go-roundWe made a lot of memories, ain't no doubtBut there's only oneSummer youngI stood behind you while you swayed and looked down at your pretty faceThought, man, I'm falling hard for herYeah, we get those moments now and then, the kind you pray will never endAnd that's exactly where we wereOh, I smiled while you dancedI wanna thank that band, whoever they were, for playing that songAnd all the stars up there, for getting in line and trying to go homeThat boardwalk you and I stole thatLight steps along the water from the merry-go-roundWe made a lot of memories, ain't no doubtBut there's only oneSummer youngEvery time we hear it now, it's gonna take us backI wanna thank that band, whoever they were, for playing that songAnd all the stars up there, for getting in line and trying to go homeThat boardwalk you and I stole thatLight steps along the water from the merry-go-roundWe made a lot of memories, ain't no doubtBut there's only oneSummer youngOh, summer youngSummer youngOoh, summer youngYeah, oh