[Intro] [Soft vinyl crackle. Warm electric piano. Distant fireworks and summer insects.] Female (softly) Some summers never really end... They just keep playing somewhere inside you... [Verse 1] Stopped beside the old convenience store Just to see if it was still the same Pink neon buzzing in the window Somebody laughing in the rain Bought a cherry soda without thinking Watched the bubbles catch the light Funny how a taste can pull you backward Into another life You were wearing that old jean jacket Sleeves rolled halfway to your hands Talking like the world was waiting For all our impossible plans [Pre-Chorus] Everybody says keep moving Everybody says let go But some memories grow roots... Deep enough to follow [Chorus] Cherry soda summer Blue and purple July skies Streetlights shining on your smile Fireflies reflected in your eyes Cherry soda summer Everything still glowing gold Some nights never really leave you... Even when they grow old Oh-oh... I still hear the radio playing [Verse 2] Somebody's driving by with windows down Playing songs we used to know For a second I can almost see you Leaning out into the glow Basketball court beside the river Boardwalk fading into dark We were writing little forevers Across each other's hearts I remember rooftop conversations Cheap perfume and cigarette smoke You kept saying life goes quickly... I was too young to know [Pre-Chorus] Everybody becomes a story Everybody fades with time But some people leave their starlight... Burning in your mind [Chorus] Cherry soda summer Everything looked soft and bright Parking lots and midnight diners Turning ordinary into light Cherry soda summer Nothing golden ever stays Still I carry little pieces... Of those endless July days [Bridge] [Beat strips back. Soft synths and distant female harmonies.] Maybe we were never meant forever Maybe that's not what love is for Maybe some hearts only find each other... To become beautiful memories I still know the way
