[INTRO] (Crickets. Soft guitar. Fire crackling.) Female Vocal Some nights feel like forever… This is one of them… Mmm… [VERSE 1] Fireflies lighting up the dark Like stars fell into the fields Everybody gathered close Talking about dreams made real Kids chasing lights Running through the grass Nobody thinking About how fast time passes Old friends catching up Like no time went by Stories getting bigger Every time they try And somewhere in the middle Of all the laughing and the noise You realize This is what joy sounds like [PRE-CHORUS] No cameras No filters No perfect little plans Just people loving people Exactly where they stand [CHORUS] Fireflies and freedom Dancing in the dark Laughing so hard We forget where we parked These are the moments Money can’t buy Fireflies and freedom Under Louisiana skies Fireflies and freedom Feels like being alive [VERSE 2] The older I get The more I understand The best things in life Usually aren’t planned It’s the random conversations The songs everybody knows The way the night slows down And nobody wants to go It’s watching your people smile Knowing everybody’s okay Feeling grateful for a moment You wish could always stay [PRE-CHORUS] No rushing No pressure No reason to leave Tonight feels like a memory Before it even ends [CHORUS] Fireflies and freedom Dancing in the dark Laughing so hard We forget where we parked These are the moments Money can’t buy Fireflies and freedom Under Louisiana skies [BRIDGE] (Music drops to guitar and fiddle.) Maybe happiness isn’t a destination Maybe it’s this right here A summer night Good people And a heart full of gratitude Maybe that’s enough Maybe that’s everything [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK] (Accordion and fiddle trade melodies.) (Background vocals) Ohhhhhh… Ohhhhhh… Fireflies and freedom… [FINAL CHORUS] (Full choir enters.) Fireflies and freedom Memories in the making Holding onto moments That are worth taking Fireflies and freedom Under Louisiana skies These are the nights We’ll remember all our lives Fireflies and freedom Dancing in the dark Laughing so hard We forget where we parked [OUTRO] (Crickets. Fire crackling. Soft harmonies.) Female Vocal One day we’ll miss these days… So let’s stay a little longer… Fireflies… And freedom… (Fade out slowly.)
