Released: November 3, 1980
Songwriter: Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
Producer: Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus
[Verse 1]
The summer air was soft and warm
The feeling right, the Paris night
Did its best to please us
And strolling down the Élysées
We had a drink in each café
And you
You talked of politics, philosophy
And I smiled like Mona Lisa
[Pre-Chorus]
We had our chance
It was a fine and true romance
[Chorus]
I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
Walks along the Seine
Laughing in the rain
Our last summer
Memories that remain
[Verse 2]
We made our way along the river
And we sat down in the grass
By the Eiffel tower
I was so happy we had met
It was the age of no regret
Oh, yes
Those crazy years, that was the time
Of the flower-power
[Pre-Chorus]
But underneath we had a fear of flying
Of getting old, a fear of slowly dying
We took the chance
Like we were dancing our last dance
[Chorus]
I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
In the tourist jam
Round the Notre Dame
Our last summer
Walking hand in hand
Paris restaurants
Our last summer
Morning croissants
Living for the day
Worries far away
Our last summer
We could laugh and play
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
And now you're working in a bank
The family man, a football fan
And your name is Harry
[Pre-Chorus]
How dull it seems
Yet you're the hero of my dreams
[Chorus]
I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
Walks along the Seine
Laughing in the rain
Our last summer
Memories that remain
I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
In the tourist jam
Round the Notre Dame
Our last summer
Walking hand in hand
Paris restaurants
Our last summer
Morning croissants
We were living for the day
Worries far away
Our last summer...
The summer air was soft and warm
The feeling right, the Paris night
Did its best to please us
And strolling down the Élysées
We had a drink in each café
And you
You talked of politics, philosophy
And I smiled like Mona Lisa
[Pre-Chorus]
We had our chance
It was a fine and true romance
[Chorus]
I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
Walks along the Seine
Laughing in the rain
Our last summer
Memories that remain
[Verse 2]
We made our way along the river
And we sat down in the grass
By the Eiffel tower
I was so happy we had met
It was the age of no regret
Oh, yes
Those crazy years, that was the time
Of the flower-power
[Pre-Chorus]
But underneath we had a fear of flying
Of getting old, a fear of slowly dying
We took the chance
Like we were dancing our last dance
[Chorus]
I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
In the tourist jam
Round the Notre Dame
Our last summer
Walking hand in hand
Paris restaurants
Our last summer
Morning croissants
Living for the day
Worries far away
Our last summer
We could laugh and play
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
And now you're working in a bank
The family man, a football fan
And your name is Harry
[Pre-Chorus]
How dull it seems
Yet you're the hero of my dreams
[Chorus]
I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
Walks along the Seine
Laughing in the rain
Our last summer
Memories that remain
I can still recall our last summer
I still see it all
In the tourist jam
Round the Notre Dame
Our last summer
Walking hand in hand
Paris restaurants
Our last summer
Morning croissants
We were living for the day
Worries far away
Our last summer...
more tracks from the album
Thank You for the Music
- Ring Ring [Swedish/Spanish/German Version Medley]
- Under Attack
- The Winner Takes It All
- The Visitors
- That’s Me
- Thank You for the Music
- Take a Chance on Me
- Super Trouper
- So Long
- Should I Laugh or Cry
- She’s My Kind of Girl
- Santa Rosa
- S.O.S.
- Ring Ring
- Put on Your White Sombrero
- Voulez-Vous
- When All Is Said and Done
- Waterloo [French/Swedish Version Medley]
- ABBA Undeleted [Demo Medley]
- Slipping Through My Fingers / Me and I (Live) [Dick Cavett Meets ABBA]
- The Name of the Game [U.S. Remix]
- The Day Before You Came
- Summer Night City
- The Way Old Friends Do (Live)
- Pick a Bale of Cotton / On Top of Old Smoky / Midnight Special [Medley]
- I Wonder (Departure) [Live]
- Thank You for the Music (Doris Day Version)
- Honey, Honey [Swedish Version]
- Dream World
- You Owe Me One
- When I Kissed the Teacher
- People Need Love
- Our Last Summer
- One of Us
- Happy Hawaii
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- Elaine
- Eagle
- Does Your Mother Know
- Dancing Queen
- Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)
- Crazy World
- Chiquitita
- Cassandra
- Another Town, Another Train
- Angeleyes
- Fernando
- Waterloo
- Hasta Mañana
- He Is Your Brother
- On and On and On
- My Love, My Life
- Merry-Go-Round
- Mamma Mia
- Lovelight
- Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
- Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
- Lay All Your Love on Me
- Knowing Me, Knowing You
- I’ve Been Waiting for You
- I Have a Dream
- I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
- Honey, Honey
- Head Over Heels
- Money, Money, Money
From the albums
- Super Trouper (1980)
- More ABBA Gold: More ABBA Hits (1993)
- Thank You for the Music (1994)
- Super Trouper (The Complete Studio Recordings Edition) (2005)
- Super Trouper (Deluxe Edition) (2011)
ABBA popular songs
- Mamma Mia
- Dancing Queen
- The Winner Takes It All
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- Super Trouper
- Fernando
- One of Us
- Waterloo
- Lay All Your Love on Me
- Chiquitita
- Andante, Andante
- Don’t Shut Me Down
- Slipping Through My Fingers
- Money, Money, Money
- Voulez-Vous
- When I Kissed the Teacher
- Happy New Year
- Thank You for the Music
- Why Did It Have to Be Me?
- My Love, My Life
- Chiquitita (Spanish Version)
- S.O.S.
- The Name of the Game
- Does Your Mother Know