[Verse 1 – warm acoustic guitar, light drums, conversational lead vocal] Friday night by the water Summer air and stage lights bright People drifting through the midway Waiting for the bands that night Then somebody pointed eastward Past the boats and harbor light Something bigger than imagination Crossing through the evening sky [Pre-Chorus – lift, fiddle joins lightly] Nobody knew what to call it Nobody knew what to say [Chorus – big folk-rock lift, crowd singalong energy] The dragon came to Summerfest Flew right over Milwaukee town We raised our cups and sang along While that old dragon circled round Over Harley, over Miller Over the lake in the fading light The dragon came to Summerfest And we hoped he'd stay the night [Verse 2 – driving groove, accordion + acoustic] He drifted past the amphitheater Turned above the Ferris wheel Everybody stopped and stared a moment Wondering if it was real Then the music started louder And the crowd began to sing Like a dragon over Summerfest Was just another summer thing [Pre-Chorus – same lift, slightly stronger] Nobody seemed too worried Nobody thought to run [Chorus – full band, crowd participation] The dragon came to Summerfest Flew right over Milwaukee town We raised our cups and sang along While that old dragon circled round Over Harley, over Miller Over the lake in the fading light The dragon came to Summerfest And we hoped he'd stay the night [Bridge – spoken-folklore vibe, minimal band] By Saturday the stories started Like they always tend to do Somebody claimed they shook his claw Half the city said they knew One guy swore he ate a Harley Another swore that wasn't true The bartender just laughed and said "Hey..." "The dragon drinks Miller Lite." [Instrumental Break – fiddle, accordion, drums] [Verse 3 – warm, nostalgic, steady groove] By Monday morning shirts were printed Dragon specials hit the bars Somebody painted him beside the river Beneath a sky of summer stars He flew above the Miller Valley Turned once above the copper light And folks still swear they see him there Most every summer night [Final Chorus – big crowd singalong, festival energy] The dragon came to Summerfest Flew right over Milwaukee town We raised our cups and sang along While that old dragon circled round Over Harley, over Miller Over the lake in the fading light The dragon came to Summerfest And we hoped he'd stay the night [Outro – reflective, crowd settles] Now every June when summer comes And the music fills the air Somebody points above the lake "Think he'll come back this year?" And somebody else says "Maybe." [Gang Vocal Outro – festival crowd chant] The dragon came to Summerfest... The dragon came to Summerfest... The dragon came to Summerfest...
