Summer has come and passed
 The innocent can never last
 wake me up when september ends
like my fathers come to pass
 seven years has gone so fast
 wake me up when september ends
here comes the rain again
 falling from the stars
 drenched in my pain again
 becoming who we are
as my memory rests
 but never forgets what I lost
 wake me up when september ends
summer has come and passed
 the innocent can never last
 wake me up when september ends
ring out the bells again
 like we did when spring began
 wake me up when september ends
here comes the rain again
 falling from the stars
 drenched in my pain again
 becoming who we are
as my memory rests
 but never forgets what I lost
 wake me up when september ends
Summer has come and passed
 The innocent can never last
 wake me up when september ends
like my father’s come to pass
 twenty years has gone so fast
 wake me up when september ends
 wake me up when september ends
 wake me up when september ends