Lyrics Watermelon Dream - Guy Clark

The sun was hot and the dust rose up like smoke
So we hid beneath the elm tree
And watched the watermelons float
There in a big ol' tub of ice
And we'd split 'em open with a kitchen knife
And everybody got a slice
It was a watermelon dream

Ain't nothin' sweeter than a watermelon dream
'Cept sittin on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream
When life is really sweeter than it seems
That's what you've got to call a watermelon dream

Oh and with sticky hands and and faces
We fought the yellow-jackets to a draw
Then we used the rind for second base
And played a little hard ball

I don't know how much we ate
But we all got the bellyache
And everybody stayed up way too late
It was a watermelon dream

Ain't nothin' sweeter than a watermelon dream
'Cept sittin on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream
When life is really sweeter than it seems
That's what you've got to call a watermelon dream, oh yeah

Oh and then a little after sundown
We'd be runnin' out of steam
So we'd light a roman candle
And try to hold on to the dream

Maybe slip out behind a car
Take a little taste from a jar
Then just lay back and count the stars
That's called a watermelon dream

Ain't nothin' sweeter than a watermelon dream
'Cept sittin on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream
When life is really sweeter than it seems
That's what you've got to call a watermelon dream

Oh and there ain't nothin' sweeter than a watermelon dream
'Cept sittin on the front porch eatin' that peach ice cream
When life is really sweeter than it seems
That's what you've got to call a watermelon dream