One Summer in My Blood

Intro

Ay

Oh-oh-oh

Kingston to Rio

Jersey in the middle

Verse 1

My uncle plays the riddim on a rusty pan

Cousin in Sao Paulo sends a samba in the mail

We argue over who the better striker is

Mama says the family wins either way

Pre-Chorus

Pass the plate around the table

Pass the drum around the yard

One flag on the porch

One summer in my blood

Chorus

Play it for the whole wide world

Play it till the sun goes down

Play it for the whole wide world

Every city every town

Ay ay ay

Every town

Ay ay ay

Verse 2

I learned to dance on a hot Newark sidewalk

Half my words are Portuguese and patois

Grandpa wore a jersey he could not pronounce

Now I wear it proud and I shout it loud

Pre-Chorus

Pass the plate around the table

Pass the drum around the yard

One flag on the porch

One summer in my blood

Chorus

Play it for the whole wide world

Play it till the sun goes down

Play it for the whole wide world

Every city every town

Ay ay ay

Every town

Ay ay ay

Bridge

Raise it up

Raise it high

Raise it up

For the ones who came before

Raise it up

Raise it high

Ay ay ay

Verse 3

Cousin calls me screaming when the whistle blows

Tia drops the ladle and she runs outside

Palm trees and a grill and a borrowed radio

Nobody is sleeping till the morning light

Chorus

Play it for the whole wide world

Play it till the sun goes down

Play it for the whole wide world

Every city every town

Ay ay ay

Every town

Ay ay ay

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh-oh

Na na na

Oh-oh-oh

Na na na

Whole wide world

Na na na