Verse 1 We used to lie out in the backyard grass Staring up at that big black sky Counting stars we never could name Wondering how far a dream could fly Hide and seek till the streetlights came on Mama’s voice calling through the screen We’d freeze like statues in the hedges Hoping she’d give us one more inning Chorus Those streetlight summers, they never got old Jumping off the docks into the cold Riding bikes till the rubber wore thin Chasing the night and the kids we had been Yeah, those streetlight summers still burn in my mind Like a song on the radio late at night Verse 2 We’d race to the park on two-wheel machines Scraped-up knees and the wind in our hair Swing sets and slides and the dirt under nails Freedom was cheap and it hung in the air First kiss came nervous behind the old shed Heart beating harder than any damn drum She smelled like summer and grape soda pop And the world got quiet when the moment was done Chorus Those streetlight summers, they never got old Jumping off the docks into the cold Riding bikes till the rubber wore thin Chasing the night and the kids we had been Yeah, those streetlight summers still burn in my mind Like a song on the radio late at night Bridge Sleepovers with flashlights under the sheets Ghost stories told just to make somebody scream We laughed till we cried, then we scared ourselves quiet And drifted off dreaming of bigger things Final Chorus Those streetlight summers, they never got old Jumping off the docks into the cold Riding bikes till the rubber wore thin Chasing the night and the kids we had been Yeah, those streetlight summers still burn in my mind Like a song on the radio… late at night
