She's been afraid of the cuisinart since 1977 
 Now when she opens up the house 
 Well, she won't set foot in the kitchen 
 Her brother's dating an architect 
 They're coming up for the weekend 
 He never gave her the proper respect 
 But she still meets the ferry to greet them 
    Oh, at the summer place 
 We've got the space if you've got the time 
 And the summer place is so far away 
 It's another state of mind 
 Mind, mind, mind   
 She ran away back in '78 
 Just down the beach to the neighbors 
 They brought her back after sunset 
 But dad sad "don't do me any favors" 
 Her mom would sit on the pateo 
 She said she needed the sea air 
 She'd drink a fifth of seagrams 
 And then she'd sink down into her deck chair   
 Oh, at the summer place 
 We've got the space if you've got the time 
 And the summer place is so far away 
 It's another state of mind 
 Mind, mind, mind   
 At 15 shoplifting 
 Was the only game she liked to play 
 At 40 she's still bored 
 She thinks about it then decides to pay 
 And still she can't help feeling 
 Those good old days don't seem so far away (seem so far away) 
 But should just yesterday   
 She took a handful of mushrooms 
 That she got from a surfer 
 She spent a night in a hospital room 
 So the doctors could observe her   
 Oh, at the summer place 
 We've got the space, you should drop on by 
 At the summer place the injuries fade 
 But the memories last a lifetime 
 Lifetime, lifetime, lifetime