It was a hot afternoon
The last day of June
And the sun was a demon
The clouds were afraid
One-ten in the shade
And the pavement was
steaming
I told Billy Ray
in his red Chevrolet
Needed time for some thinkin'
I was just walkin' by
When I looked in her eye
I swore it was winkin'
She was thirty-one
And I was seventeen
I knew nothin' 'bout love
She knew everything
But I sat down beside her
on the front porch swing
And wondered what
the coming night would bring
The sun closed her eyes
As it climbed in the skies
And it started to swelter
Sweat trickled down
the front of her gown
And I thought it would melt her
She threw back her hair
Like I wasn't there
She sipped on a julep
Her shoulders were bare
And I tried not to stare
When I looked at her two lips
When she looked at me
I heard her softly say
I know you're young
You don't know what to do
or say
But stay with me
until the sun has gone away
And I will chase
the boy in you away
And then she smiled
Then we talked for a while
Then we walked for a mile
to the sea
We sat on the sand
And the boy took her hand
But I saw the sun rise as a man
Ten years have gone by
since I looked in her eye
But the memory lingers
I go back in my mind
to the very first time
Through the touch of
her finger
Was a hot afternoon
The last day of June
And the sun was a demon