summer summer summertime time to sit back and unwind here it is the groove s slightly transformed just a bit of a fray from the norm just a little somethin to break the monotony of all that hardcore and dance that has gotten to be a little bit out of control it s cool to dance but what about the groove that smooths that new romance give me a soft subtle mix and if it ain t broken then don t try to fix it and think of the summers of the past adjust the bass and let the alpine blast pop in my cd and let me run a rhyme and put your car on cruise and lay back cause it s summertime summer summer summertime time to sit back and unwind summer summer summertime time to sit back and unwind summer summer summertime time to sit back and unwind school is out and it s sort of buzz but back then i didn t know what it was but now i see what i happens the way that people respond to summer madness riding around in your jeep or your benzos or in your nissan sitting on lorenzo s back in philly we be out in the park a place called the plateau is where everybody goes guys out hunting and girls doing likewise honking at the honey in front of you with the light eyes and with a pen and pad i compose this rhyme to hit and get equipped for the summertime summer summer summertime time to sit back and unwind summer summer summertime time to sit back and unwind  it s late in the day and i ain t been on the court yet hustle to the mall to get me a short set yeah i got sneaks but i need a now pair cause basketball court in the summer got girls there the temperature s about 88 hop in the water plug just for old time snake break to ya crib change your clothes once more cause your invited to a barbecue that s starting at 4 sitting with your friends cause y all reminisce about the days growing up and the first person you kissed and as i think back makes me wonder how the smell from a grill could spark up a nostalgia all the kids playing out front little boys messin round with the girls playing double dutch while the dj s spinning a tune as the old folks dance at your family reunion then six o clock rolls around you just finish wiping your car down it s time to cruise so your head to the summertime hangout it looks like a car show everybody come lookin real fine fresh from the barber shop or the fly from the beauty salon every moment frontin and maxin chillin in the car they spend all day waxin leanin to the side but you can t speed through two miles an hour so everybody can see you there s an air of love and of happiness and this is the fresh prince s new denfintion of summer madness summer summer summertime time to sit back and unwind summer summer summertime time to sit back and unwind summer summer summertime time to sit back and unwind 