[Verse - Male (Breathy)]
Fresh from boot camp,
First time in Tennessee,
Just a young man,
Wondering who he's gonna be,
Red gravel driveway at your Mama's house,
Screen door swung and you stepped out,
You stood there Barefoot on the front step,
Blue eyes were bright as a secret kept,
In cutoff jeans and a faded blue shirt
I stood there frozen in that ol',
"Tennessee dirt",
[Interlude]
[Verse 2 - Female (Bright, Clear, Soulful)]
I'm a hometown girl,
In a Tennessee town,
Just a young heart,
A waitin' to be found,
Dust clouds risin' in my Mama's drive,
Swung the screen open to see who had arrived,
You stepped out with that country boy smile,
Then Walked my way in an ol' soldier style,
The sight of Black boots and pressed army greens,
It Stole my heart like a hero on an ol',
"Movie screen",
[Chorus - Both (Softly Harmonies)]
Take me back to '99,
Your blue eyes in the summer shine,
Two kids scared of crossin' that ol' line,
Talkin’ all night, not even tryin’,
Hearts say “go,” but we both stayed shy,
Sittin’ so close, letting time roll by,
We didn’t kiss, but I swear it was right,
We’ll never forget how it felt all those nights,
Back in summer of '99,
[Verse 3 - Both (Trading Lines)]
We sat on the tailgate of that ol' truck,
Talkin' all night and cursin' to ol' bad luck,
We're strangers sharin' our hopes and dreams,
It's like a romance from that ol' silver screen,
Felt like we were halves of one old soul,
Two pieces finally startin' to becomin' whole,,
[Chorus - Both (Softly Harmonies)]
Take me back to '99,
Your blue eyes in the summer shine,
Two kids scared of crossin' that ol" line,
Talkin’ all night, not even tryin’,
Hearts say “go,” but we both stayed shy,
Sittin’ so close, letting time roll by,
We didn’t kiss, but I swear it was right,
We’ll never forget how it felt all those nights,
Back in summer of NINETY-NINE!!,
[Solo]
[Bridge - Both (Trading Lines)]
New paint hides what the old wood knew,
A ghost of me and a ghost of you,
We both moved on but the fire still burns,
Fuelin' a thought that still slowly returns,
One little move was the thing we didn't try,
That is the only feelin' that will never die,
[Final Chorus - Both (Softly Harmonies)]
Take me back to '99,
Your blue eyes in the summer shine,
Two kids scared of crossin' that ol' line,
Talkin’ all night, not even tryin’,
Hearts say “go,” but we both stayed shy,
Sittin’ so close, letting time roll by,
We didn’t kiss, but I swear it was right,
We’ll never forget how it felt all those nights,
Back in summer of '99,
[Outro - Both (Trading Lines)]
Just a young man,
A hometown girl,
Sharin' hopes and dreams,
A Rromance from that ol' silver screen,
It's a feelin' that will never ever die,
Back in Summer of,
Nine teen ninety-nine,
