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SUMMER OF LOVING
words and music
​copyright © 2006
by Roy Zimmerman and Melanie Harby

In the summer of 1967 the US Supreme Court heard the case of Loving versus Virginia, perhaps the greatest name for a court case ever!

We can love who we love - love is free
We can live like we live- be and let be
We can finally trade I do’s
With whoever we may choose

         It’s the Summer of Loving
         Loving v. Virginia
         And people are people
         It ain’t what’s outside that matters, it’s what’s in ya

Richard and Mildred Loving came from Caroline County, Virginia where their interracial marriage ran afoul of a state law called the Racial Integrity Act of 1924 - “Act” was spelled with three K’s, for some reason.  

But in the summer of 1967, the Supreme Court overturned their convictions, assuring us that never again would the government decide who can and cannot be joined in matrimonial bliss.



Black or White (Black or White)
Brown or Yellow (Brown or Yellow),
Red or Green (Red or Green)

Walk in style (walk in style)
Down the aisle (down the aisle)
If you know what I mean (He didn’t mean green)
Yes, I did

Find a white dress or a tux
It ain’t nobody’s business who a person marries

         It’s the Summer of Loving
         Loving v. Virginia
         People are people
         It ain’t what’s outside that matters, it’s what’s in ya

And in the summer of 2015, the Supreme Court said, “No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family,” and they extended marriage rights to same-sex couples all over America.  And Texas Pastor Rick Scarborough did not, as he’d promised, set himself on fire. 

We can love who we love
‘Til death do us part
‘Cause no state can legislate
The human heart

Fear and prejudice are gone forever
Or ’til two-thousand sixteen whichever comes first

         It’s the Summer of Loving
         Loving v. Virginia
         People are people
         It ain’t what’s outside that matters, it’s what’s in ya

"Summer of Loving" is on the album REAL AMERICAN, available as a CD, as a digital download and as part of the Complete Collection.
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