Verse 1 We rode our bikes till the streetlights hummed Cut through backyards, shoes untied Bought freezer pops at the corner store Split ‘em three ways on the sidewalk Heron Bay nights smelled like rain on dust Fireflies in a mason jar, that was enough Verse 2 Friday nights at the church hall dance Sneakers squeaking on the gym floor Borrowed your brother’s cassette tape Played it till the ribbon wore We built forts out of old plywood Nobody asked where we were — they knew we were good Pre-Chorus It was loud and it was quiet It was everything we needed Chorus We had front step lights and long goodbyes Kids who knew each other’s middle names No internet, just “see you tomorrow” And the whole town knew our games We were raised on hellos from every car We had front step lights — and we were stars Verse 3 Snow days meant shoveling each other’s walks Hot chocolate with the skin on top Skated on the rink till our toes went numb Went home with red cheeks and nowhere to run Wrote notes, passed ‘em in math class Kept ‘em in a shoebox like a little bit of glass Bridge I drive through now and the trees are taller The store’s a parking lot, the rink’s got a fence But I still hear us laughing on that block Still feel that summer in my chest We didn’t have much, but we had time And time was the best thing we had Final Chorus We had front step lights and long goodbyes Kids who knew each other’s middle names No internet, just “see you tomorrow” And the whole town knew our names We were raised on hellos from every car We had front step lights — and we were stars Outro — spoken "Front step lights... meant you were safe. Meant you were home."
