He came down throught fields of green

On the summer side of life

His love was ripe

There were no illusions

On the summer side of life

Only tenderness

And if you saw him now

You'd wonder why he would cry

The whole day long



There were young girls everywhere

On the summer side of life

The talked all night

To the young men that they knew

On the summer side of life

Goin' off to fight



And if you saw them now

You'd wonder why they would cry

The whole day long



He came down through field of green

On the summer side of life

He prayed all night

Then he walked into a house

Where love had been misplaced

His chance to waste



And if you saw him now

You'd wonder why he would cry

The whole day long