[Verse 1] We met by the sawgrass bend Mud on your knees, grin on your skin You laughed like a screen door slam Hot July in a borrowed van Your hand found mine by the dock Moon on the water, time forgot We danced where the cypress lean Back when the swamp still knew my name [Pre-Chorus] And the fireflies drew a line Between your world and mine You said, "stay a little while" I said, "baby, I might" [Chorus] Cypress kiss, cypress kiss Still tastes like honey on my lips Cypress kiss, cypress kiss I still feel that summer in the mist Down in the Mississippi swamps Where your blue eyes held me long Cypress kiss, cypress kiss I never really let it go [Verse 2] We took the old trail home Crickets loud and the radio low You wrote your name in the dust Then you laughed and blew it off Storm clouds rolled over the trees Thunder shook through the knees of the reeds You kissed me hard by the gate Then vanished with the rain that day [Pre-Chorus] Now every June comes back With your shadow in the black And the water on the planks Keeps calling me back [Chorus] Cypress kiss, cypress kiss Still tastes like honey on my lips Cypress kiss, cypress kiss I still feel that summer in the mist Down in the Mississippi swamps Where your blue eyes held me long Cypress kiss, cypress kiss I never really let it go [Bridge] I’ve crossed that river road Seen seasons come and go But the reeds still bend your way When the south wind starts to play And if I close my eyes I’m right there by your side Mud, moon, and fireflies In that long lost July [Final Chorus] Cypress kiss, cypress kiss Still tastes like honey on my lips Cypress kiss, cypress kiss I still feel that summer in the mist Down in the Mississippi swamps Where your blue eyes held me long Cypress kiss, cypress kiss I never really let it go [Coda] Cypress kiss Still hold me close Cypress kiss Down in the moss and smoke
