IDLE HOURVERSE
There’s a place down the street

Where my friends congregate
And when we sit on those bar stools
We’re not alone
10 am the lights are on
Beer’s cold, the whiskey’s strong
And we’re drowning those memories
One by one
CHORUS
You can meet me at the idle hour
Where the juke box plays all those country songs
If you’re tryin’ to hang on

To a love that’s dead and gone
With too many reasons not to go back home

VERSE
The neon lights are bright
Even tho it’s past midnight
And the band’s packed up and moved on
Stare at the clock on the wall
Bartender says last call
And I start missin’ her most of all

CHORUS
So, you can meet me at the idle hour
Where the juke box plays all those country songs
So if you’re tryin’ to hang on
To a love that’s dead and gone
With too many reasons not to go back home
Too many reasons not to go back home

Sur la plage,je sens le regard des garçons de tout âge,
se poser sur moi,
leurs visages sont pétrifiés par l'émoi.
Soyez sages,
et commandez vous des glaçons,
car l'orage n'est pas de saison,
quel dommage de risquer l'insolation !

REFRAINComme des tournesols
attirés par mes cheveux blonds,
les parasols changent soudain de direction.
Allongée,
je repense à ce garçon de café
ses lèvres sucrées,
ce baiser je crois qu'il me l'a volé.
Bikini,
et chapeau de paille l'après midi,
coule lentement, je m'ennuie,
de retrouver mon amant.
C'est l'été,
quelques jours encore pour nous aimer,
ne pas s'oublier Saint Tropez,
il faudra bien se quitter.

English translation :
THE
PARASOLS
OF ST-TROPEZ

On the beach, I
sense
the boys of all ages
looking at me,
Their faces are
rigid
with
emotion.

Take care, and order ice cubes,

because there is no
storm
in the air,

It would be too bad if you got
sunstroke!

Like sunflowers attracted
to
my blonde
hair,

Parasols
suddenly change direction
Lying
down, I think back to that
waiter,
his
sugary
lips, this kiss I think he stole it from me.

Bikini and straw hat,

the afternoon
passes
slowly,

I'm
anxious
to find my lover
again.

It's summer, a few more days
for us to
love

Don’t
forget Saint-Tropez, we will have to leave each other.

Let my eyes keep on roamingAs you look the other wayIn the end you know I’m not goingSo we’ll just stay the same
Straight past me and straight aheadAs you tell me what you think I needYou haven’t heard a word I’ve saidJust rehearsed lines that you feed me
Stay with me in silence
I’m trying to tell you what I’m missingAs you tell me nothing is wrongBut how can you see when you don’t listenLook ahead and move along
Stay with me in silenceStay with me, but leave me in silence

I’ve been down and under
don’t know what’s going onI’ve been down and under
don’t know what I’m doing wrongAin’t no use in trying to get back up on my feet‘cause I’ve been down and under so long
Heard from my baby yesterdayhe said that he’s doing fineheard from my baby yesterdayhe said he’s doing fineso damn hard to hear him smile I nearly lost my mind‘cause I’ve been down and under so long
Been looking for good companyto help me clear my headI’ve been looking for good company
to help me clear my headOne more night by my own side won’t get me out of bed‘cause I’ve been down and under so long
They told me just to wait it outthese blues will come and gotold me just to wait it outthese blues will come and gobut days keep getting colder and the sun don’t seem to show‘cause I’ve been down and under so long
I’ve been down and under
don’t know what’s going onI’ve been down and under
don’t know what I’m doing wrongAin’t no use in trying to get back up on my feet‘cause I’ve been down and under so long