I went to work for her that summerA teenage kid so far from homeShe was a lonely widow womanHell-bent to make it on her ownWe were a thousand miles from nowhereWheat fields as far as I could seeBoth needing something from each otherNot knowing yet what that might be
'Til she came to me one eveningHot cup of coffee and a smileIn a dress that I was certainShe hadn't worn in quite a whileThere was a difference in her laughterThere was a softness in her eyesAnd on the air there was a hungerEven a boy could recognize
CHORUS:She had a need to feel the thunderTo chase the lightning from the skyTo watch a storm with all its wonderWritten in her lover's eyesShe had to ride the heat of passionLike a comet burning brightRushing headlong in the windNow where only dreams have beenBurning both ends of the night
That summer wind was all around meNothing between us but the nightWhen I told her that I'd neverShe softly whispered that's alrightAnd then I watched her hands of leatherTurn to velvet in a touchThere's never been a summerWhen I have ever learned so much
CHORUS:We...
I often think about that summerThe sweat, the moonlight and the laceAnd I have rarely held anotherWhen I haven't seen her faceAnd every time I pass a wheat fieldAnd watch it dancing with the windAlthough I know it isn't realI just can't help but feelHer hungry arms again
CHORUS:She...
Rushing in long in the windNow where only dreams have beenBurnin' both ends of the night