Enjoy the first day of Summer (in the northern hemisphere) with this timeless classic from Seals & Crofts (1972)… 3-1/2 minutes that will leave you feeling relaxed and humming to yourself.

Here are the lyrics below. Just a comment from me…this song is a bit old-fashioned in that the guy is coming home from a hard day’s work to find his woman waiting there for him without a care in the world. So I’m dedicating this song to my dogs — Sugar Bear (in the photo below, she’s in front) and Vanna — because they always welcome me with unconditional love whether I’m just getting up from the desk in my home office or coming home from an event or errands.  Leave a comment and let us all know who you’d like to dedicate this lovely song to!

“Summer Breeze”
Written by: James Seals (lyrics & music)
& Derrell G. “Dash” Crofts (music)

See the curtains hangin’ in the window
in the evenin’ on a Friday night
A little light a-shinin’ through the window
lets me know everything is alright

(chorus)
Summer breeze
makes me feel fine
blowing through the jasmine in my mind
Summer breeze
makes me feel fine
blowing through the jasmine in my mind

See the paper layin’ on the sidewalk
a little music from the house next door
So I walked on up to the doorstep
through the screen and across the floor

(chorus)

Sweet days of summer
the jasmine’s in bloom
July is dressed up
and playing her tune

And I come home
from a hard day’s work
and you’re waiting there
not a care in the world

See the smile a-waitin’ in the kitchen
food cookin’ and the plates for two
Feel the arms that reach out to hold me
in the evening when the day is through

(chorus)