[Intro | gritty overdriven guitar riff | organ pad | heavy drum groove settles in] [Verse 1 | bass and drums pocket | low restrained vocal] Used to run barefoot on the asphalt street Soles of my feet never felt the heat Summer was a promise that we made back then Now it's just a season that I can't defend Yeah, the calendar turns and the mercury climbs Just reminds me I'm running out of time [Chorus | full band | gang vocals answer the hook | wall of guitars] It's heavy like June Thick as the air in this living room Pressure coming down on my chest Puts the working man to the test Yeah, the older I get, the harder it weighs Sweating out the nights, burning up the days It's heavy like June Yeah, heavy like June [Verse 2 | organ swells under | second guitar picks up] Mama worked her fingers right to the bone Daddy drank whiskey till the money was gone I swore to God I'd break that chain Now the man in the mirror looks just the same Got a ring on my finger and a debt to pay And the sun won't set till I've earned my pay [Chorus | stacked harmonies | layered guitars | rising intensity] It's heavy like June Thick as the air in this living room Pressure coming down on my chest Puts the working man to the test Yeah, the older I get, the harder it weighs Sweating out the nights, burning up the days It's heavy like June Yeah, heavy like June [Bridge | music drops to bass and drums | building tension | vocal low and even] When did the heat start hurting my head? When did the dream start feeling like lead? Static on the radio, dust on the floor I don't even know what I'm sweating for [Solo | high energy guitar solo | full band slams back in | organ swelling] [Verse 3 | band pulls back halfway | vocal near spoken, tired and honest] Kids ask me, "Daddy, what's your favorite part?" I lie through my teeth with a heavy heart Say "I love the sunshine, I love the light" Praying for the winter and the cool of the night [Final Chorus | biggest drums | gang vocals on every line | full harmony stack] 'Cause it's heavy like June Thick as the air in this living room Pressure coming down on my chest Puts the working man to the test Yeah, the older I get, the harder it weighs Sweating out the nights, burning up the days It's heavy like June Yeah, heavy like June And it ain't going away [Outro | band thinning to feedback | last lines near spoken] No, it ain't going away Just another hot damn day [Fade Out]
