[Intro - organ and piano bass alone, slow build] [Verse 1 - declaimed, brushes on drums] Sidewalk steaming, tar on my shoes Half a melon and a bag of cherries to lose Girl on the fire escape painting her nails Whole block humming like a cage of nightingales [Chorus - organ swells, voice opens up] Summer got teeth Bite down Summer got time Slow down Summer got teeth [Verse 2 - declaimed, harmonica between lines] Bus brakes crying on the avenue Old man dancing like he lost a bet Twelve dollars left and the sun coming down Cheapest kind of luck is the kind you touch [Chorus] Summer got teeth Bite down Summer got time Slow down Summer got teeth [Instrumental - organ and pedal steel trade solos, drums on ride] [Spoken section - voice alone over piano bass] There's a hole in the screen where the evening gets in And the evening knows my name It comes in sideways It sits down It doesn't ask [Chorus - shouted, drums on sticks, full] Summer got teeth Bite down Summer got time Slow down Everything I own fits in a line Summer got teeth [Outro - organ alone, fades into room noise]
