Church bells hear them ringingnDing dong ring ding dingingnTwo folks must be getting marriednWalk past and see them posin'nEyes wide smiles are frozenn>From here it looks kind of scarynFirst time I thought love could last forevernWas way back in my summer of lovenLife was sweet and we were so togethernRiding some Cosmic Groove from abovenAnd where are all the hippiesnWhere did they all gonWasn't it back in the sixtiesnThey promised peace and love for us allnFor us allnDowntown at the stationnSmall crowd demonstratin'nSigns say leader must step downnI say so what's it this timenGirl says same old crimenThe new one's worse than the last clownnFirst time I thought I could change the worldnWas way back in my summer of lovenAnarchy was great for meeting rich girlsnRiding some Cosmic Groove from abovenAnd where are all the hippiesnWhere did they all gonWasn't it back in the sixtiesnThey were building new worlds for us allnFor us allnHey freak, how far you goin' nL.A. man thanks for slowin',nSeems I've been waiting here forevernFirst time I was ever on the west coastnWas way back in my summer of lovenYeah The Doors had made it from the best coastnRiding some Cosmic Groove from abovenAnd where are all the hippiesnWhere did they all gonWasn't it back in the sixtiesnThey were building new worlds for us all