[Verse 1] This summer looks so quiet The money all went dry No big trip to the shoreline No fast rides up in the sky The bills came in like bad news The rent said, "Pay me now" So I'm cooling in the backyard And somehow that still works out [Pre-Chorus] We can make a day feel pricey With a hose and a plastic slide A friend with a little backyard pool Is the rich life in disguise [Chorus] Keep it cheap, keep it sweet Keep some cash in your jeans Little things, little things That's how summer survives Keep it cheap, keep it sweet Let the broke times roll by Little things, little things And you still got money left [Verse 2] A spliff with friends at the barbecue While the charcoal starts to glow A gorgeous girl in summer clothes Walking slow through the hose The catnip's growing wild again The cats all act like kings They roll around in little green dreams And call that everything [Pre-Chorus] Sunset on the fence line Gold on the tomato leaves No ticket booth can beat the view Of what your own yard brings [Chorus] Keep it cheap, keep it sweet Keep some cash in your jeans Little things, little things That's how summer survives Keep it cheap, keep it sweet Let the broke times roll by Little things, little things And you still got money left [Bridge] Waterpark dreams can wait Big thrills can take the year off We got a hose, a pool, a chair A laugh, a cat, a spark of smoke The garden's doing better now Than any fancy place I know So when the vacation's over You won't be flat broke, bro [Chorus] Keep it cheap, keep it sweet Keep some cash in your jeans Little things, little things That's how summer survives Keep it cheap, keep it sweet Let the broke times roll by Little things, little things And you still got money left
