Verse 1 Sixteen in Florida, sunburned knees Salt in my hair, sand in my sheets Pool water dripping off cut-off jeans Cicadas screaming like broken amps We learned to swim before we learned fear Sky so wide it made us brave Radio static, punk rock tapes Everything loud, everything real Pre-Chorus We didn’t know what we were doing But we knew where we belonged Chorus We were kids with no brakes, no plan, no shame Skateboard scars and borrowed names Summer stuck to our skin like glue Yeah, everything felt brand new Sixteen, barefoot, running wild Sunset hearts and feral smiles If heaven’s real, it looks like this Florida nights and a stolen kiss Verse 2 Wooden halfpipes in the woods behind Nailed together dreams and crooked lines Sweat and splinters, blood and laughs Someone’s mom yelling, “Don’t break your neck” Jump ramps built in suburban streets Cop lights flashing, we didn’t sleep Played bad songs in bad bands loud Garage doors shaking the whole damn block Pre-Chorus Every song felt like a promise Every night felt like the edge Chorus We were kids with no brakes, no plan, no shame Skateboard scars and borrowed names Summer stuck to our skin like glue Yeah, everything felt brand new Sixteen, barefoot, running wild Sunset hearts and feral smiles If heaven’s real, it smells like this Warm asphalt and a stolen kiss Bridge Behind the houses, after dark Bare feet on grass, racing hearts Lipstick, breath, jasmine bloom Crickets humming like a bassline tune Fireflies blinking Morse code truths “I won’t forget this” “I won’t forget you” Break Chlorine dreams and gasoline Palm trees swaying like they believed That we were infinite That we were infinite Chorus We were kids with no brakes, no plan, no shame Laughing at tomorrow’s name Sunburn fading, memories stay Still feel it when the night turns warm in May Sixteen lives in me somehow In every song, in every sound If heaven’s gone, I know where it is Florida nights and the smell of flowers in the dark Outro Sixteen in Florida Still shining Still loud Still free
