She's hanging the clothes on the line
You're laying by the river
You've still got them on your mind
It's making you shiver
The summer didn't last that long
'Cause now it's September

But you must remember to leave the porch light on
Boys will be boys
But whatever happens to the boys of autumn
Boys will be boys

And you won't forget those boys of autumn
You painted the leaves in July
That's when you had a reason
Now you watch as they fall from the sky

They're touching down for the season
Deep inside youll always realise
What you saw was never in your eyes
But you can't forgive those adolescent lies

And boys will be boys
But whatever happens to the boys of autumn
Boys will be boys
And you won't forget those boys of autumn

As you get a little older
It gets a little colder
But when the winter's over
They become the boys of summer again

She's hanging the clothes on the line
You're laying by the river
You've still got them on your mind
Oh, it's making you shiver
The summer didn't last that long
'Cause now its September

But you must remember to leave the porch light on
And boys will be boys
But whatever happens to the boys of autumn
Boys will be boys
You won't forget those boys of autumn
And boys will be boys

Whatever happens to the boys of autumn
Boys will be boys
And you won't forget those boys of autumn