This is the night that's written in palms It's painted in pictures in warm, cozy homes
This is the night with its own perfume That spills off the light that beams from the moon
Pearly rings in a trench coat pocket Faded photos in an antique locket
Yours are such beautiful eyes They're the color of lapis lazuli
Sweet summer dreams followed me here Is this what love means, the absence of fear?
You are the sailor of romances so long With stolen kisses as one of your goals
So kiss me now in sweet summer's mist Once on the mouth and once on each wrist
Sweet summer dreams followed me here I hear there are streams of lovers' bitter tears
So I will leave you and see you no more Love's always leaving and who knows what for
My dreams are those that wade in the wings Till the heart's through crying, then the soul sings
Sweet summer dreams followed me here Is this what true love means, the absence of fear?