[Verse 1]
Plastic tubs by the garden hose
You caught me first
Ice water soaked my clothes
Neighbors shout
But they just smile
We’ve been this way for a long
Long while
Tent half-zipped on the patchy lawn
Cheap beer cans and a porch light on
Old jokes hit like they always did
Grown-up jobs
Same dumb kids
[Chorus]
Backyard firebird nights
Water balloons and wild campfire light
Old friends holding me tight
You and the stars and the rest feels right
We were chasing dreams
Chasing love
Swear the moon was cheering us on above
Yeah
I’d give up a thousand highs
For one more of those backyard firebird nights
[Verse 2]
You pulled up slow in that faded red
Burnt-out seats
But it turned every head
Windows down
We were shouting along
Didn’t know the words
Just knew the song
You said
“Pick a road
Any road at all”
I picked you
And I still recall
How your hand found mine on that county line
“Promise me you’ll stay this time”
[Chorus]
Backyard firebird nights
Water balloons and wild campfire light
Old friends holding me tight
You and the stars and the rest feels right
We were chasing dreams
Chasing love
Swear the moon was cheering us on above
Yeah
I’d give up a thousand highs
For one more of those backyard firebird nights
[Bridge]
We don’t talk every single day (nah)
But if you call
I’m on my way
From the first warm beer to the last porch light
You’re my people
You’re my life
[Chorus]
Backyard firebird nights
Water balloons and wild campfire light
Old friends holding me tight
You and the stars and the rest feels right
We were chasing dreams
Chasing love
Swear the moon was cheering us on above
Yeah
If I get one more try
Let it be those backyard firebird nights (oh yeah)