Summer without Engines

(Verse 1)

Ferry humming through the mist

Summer hanging on your lips

Streetlights glowing soft and gold

Cobblestones and stories told

Bikes rolled slowly down the lane

Lake wind tangled through your hair

You looked up like you’d arrived

In a place that felt alive

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(Pre-Chorus)

You laughed like you already knew

I was only passing through

Band still echoing down the street

But your voice cut through the beat

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(Chorus)

Mackinaw romance

Cool air on the lake

Fast like the moment

You don’t hesitate

No grand forever

No long goodbye

Just your smile

Under northern skies

Mackinaw romance

Fading with the dawn

One sweet memory

But the feeling lingers on

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(Verse 2)

Porch lights spilling amber glow

Footsteps soft on Market Row

Distant waves against the wall

Midnight felt like it had stalled

You were fearless, bright, and free

Summer night electricity

Every word a spark and flame

Every breath calling my name

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(Pre-Chorus 2)

Time was something we ignored

Just another open door

Morning waiting somewhere near

But we kept it anchored here

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(Chorus)

Mackinaw romance

Cool air on the lake

Fast like the moment

You don’t hesitate

No grand forever

No long goodbye

Just your smile

Under northern skies

Mackinaw romance

Fading with the dawn

One sweet memory

But the feeling lingers on

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(Bridge – quiet lakeshore reflection)

Ferry horn in morning haze

Sunlight cutting through the gray

You leaned in and pulled away

Like a tide that couldn’t stay

Bikes were passing, streets were still

Some nights linger stronger still

You walked off, the island slept

But the echo never left