[Verse 1] We had nowhere we had to be Just an old road and a little gasoline Bare feet hanging off the tailgate Talking like the night could wait Radio low, stars coming on Someone laughing halfway through a song We thought those days would never change Back when summer stayed [Pre-Chorus] We were young enough to believe Time was something we could keep [Chorus] Back when summer stayed And the sun took forever to fade Every Friday felt like forever Every goodbye could wait We had dust on our jeans And dreams we couldn't name Funny how the years move faster Than they did back when summer stayed [Verse 2] There was a girl with a ribbon in her hair And a little white house at the edge of nowhere We'd sit out front till quarter past two Like there was nothing else to do Old screen door, porch light glow Fireflies dancing down by the road We didn't know what we had back then We just called it every day [Pre-Chorus] We were too busy living To know we'd miss it someday [Chorus] Back when summer stayed And the sun took forever to fade Every Friday felt like forever Every goodbye could wait We had dust on our jeans And dreams we couldn't name Funny how the years move faster Than they did back when summer stayed [Bridge] I drive that road sometimes Just to see what's still the same The fields are there, the town's still small But somehow everything has changed [Breakdown] Maybe summer never left Maybe we just did [Final Chorus] Back when summer stayed And the whole world felt wide awake Every song came through the speakers Like it had something left to say We had dust on our jeans And nothing much to our name But I'd give anything for one more night Back when summer stayed [Outro] Yeah, one more night Back when summer stayed
