Refrain:
In the shade of Shelfer Street
Playin' in that summer heat
I wore blisters on my feet
Then I'd sleep with my windows open wide
And a good feelin' down deep inside
Man I really had it made in the shade of Shelfer Street

It's where I used to dream real big
Pretend I was Billy the Kid
Mamma never worried 'bout me
That's how life used to be

Refrain

It's where we learned to play together
And we looked out for one another
And I could have stayed forever
Forever

In the shade of Shelfer Street
Just playin' in that summer heat
I wore blisters on my feet
Then I'd sleep with my windows open wide
And a good feelin' down deep inside
Man I really had it made
I said man I really had it made in the shade of Shelfer Street
Shelfer Street