Where we grew up in South Central PA

We looked at our county as pretty, o.k.

But we took it for granted, not as a grand gift

No we didn't think much of the land where we lived

But my first true love, she brought this surprise

When she kissed me, I openend my eyes

Beyond her sweet face I was touched by the grace

Of North and South Mountain and their sweet embrace

Of the boroughs, the cornfields, bankbarns and streams

Then I knew for the rest of my life in my dreams

I would always return to this summer day

In Cumberland Valley, South Central PA

Now I live far away, many years have gone by

But still in my mind almost every day I

Like to take out of Newville my rails to trails hike

Or I'm flying down winding Creek Road on my bike

Up in Colonel Denning a swim is so swell

And if for a change I want city life, well

In pretty Carlisle on Pomfret Street I

Stroll by the boutiques to Hannover and High

I walk 'round the lake up in old Boiling Springs

These are just some of my favorite things

To do in my dream of a warm summer day

In Cumberland Valley, South Central PA

When my days will be numbered and the good Lord would say

Make one last wish and you will have your way

Then all I will ask for is one summer day

In Cumberland Valley, South Central PA

Tekst en muziek: Marc De Koninck

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