Lyrics to
Indian Summer

This version of Indian Summer was released by Joe Walsh in 1978.

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I was taken by surprise by the thunder
Sit and stared out at the rain
Taken back, I was younger
In a vacant lot day
And the fall brought an Indian summer
And plenty of places to play
I can still hear ’em calling (far away)
I can hear thunder (far away)
Well the summers are hot and the winters get cold
Not a lot smarter, but another year old

Sometimes I’m still at the fishing hole
And you never needed bait where we used to go
Just a safety pin hook on a bamboo pole
Take the big ones home; let the little ones go (far away)
And I can hear thunder
Walking down the alley
And it’s not as easy as it used to be
Finding time to let my mind wander
I can still hear ’em calling
Indian summer

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About Lyrics and Indian Summer by Joe Walsh

The lyrics to Indian Summer are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Joe Walsh in 1978. Elements of the lyrics to Indian Summer are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Joe Walsh and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Indian Summer back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Indian Summer by Joe Walsh in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Indian Summer" means the words set to the music of Indian Summer, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Joe Walsh. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Indian Summer and the lyrics to Indian Summer are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Joe Walsh who came here looking just for the lyrics to Indian Summer, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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