[INTRO | NOSTALGIC | MALE | ACOUSTIC GUITAR ACCORDION | FREE | INTIMATE] Sha la la la la... Sha la la la la... Sha la la la la... Sha la la la la... [VERSE 1 | REFLECTIVE | MALE | ACOUSTIC GUITAR PIANO | GENTLE | CLOSE] Years have come and years have gone, Still I find my way back there. Dusty roads and summer skies... Old memories waiting everywhere. A pocketknife inside my jeans, Scraped-up knees and fearless hearts. Every morning held adventure... Every evening held a start. [PRE-CHORUS | WARM | MALE | PIANO ACCORDION | BUILDING | OPEN] Branches turned to mighty swords. Cardboard castles touched the sky. Nothing ever felt impossible... When we believed we could fly. [CHORUS | WARM | MALE HARMONY | FULL BAND | FLOWING | STUDIO] We were just boys those summer days, Laughing underneath the sun. No cell phones... No rushing hours... Just another day to run. We were just boys those summer days, Certain life would never end. Looking back... I finally know... The greatest gift was all those friends. Sha la la la la... Sha la la la la... [VERSE 2 | NOSTALGIC | MALE | GUITAR ACCORDION | STEADY | STUDIO] Goalposts made from two old stones, Every game a cup final. Every loss became a lesson... Every win another smile. When the evening cooled the air, Someone found an old guitar. Simple songs beneath the stars... We never knew how rich we were. [PRE-CHORUS | TENDER | MALE | HAMMOND ORGAN VIOLIN | RISING | WIDE] Now the mirror shows the years, Silver quietly in my hair. Close my eyes... And there they are... Those summer days are waiting there. [CHORUS | EMOTIONAL | MALE HARMONY | FULL BAND | OPEN | STUDIO] We were just boys those summer days, Laughing underneath the sun. No cell phones... No rushing hours... Just another day to run. We were just boys those summer days, Certain life would never end. Looking back... I finally know... The greatest gift was all those friends. [BRIDGE | INTIMATE | MALE | PIANO ACCORDION | STRIPPED | CLOSE] We said we'd always meet again... Same old stories. Same old laughter. Same old table. Life... Had other plans. [PAUSE] Now when we gather... Some chairs are filled... Some chairs are empty... But somehow... They're all still here. [VIOLIN MOMENT | REFLECTIVE | VIOLIN PIANO | FREE | EMOTIONAL] [INSTRUMENTAL | NOSTALGIC | ELECTRIC GUITAR VIOLIN | GENTLE | STUDIO] [FINAL CHORUS | HEARTFELT | MALE HARMONY | FULL BAND | WARM | STUDIO] We were just boys those summer days, Never counting what we owned. Every laugh... Every goodbye... Helped become the men we've grown. We were just boys those summer days, Though the years have slipped away. Every chair... Every memory... Still has something left to say. [OUTRO | PEACEFUL | MALE | ACOUSTIC GUITAR ACCORDION | FADING | CLOSE] Sha la la la la... Sha la la la la... One more song... One more smile... One more walk down that old road. Sha la la la la... Sha la la la la... Those summer days... Those summer days...
