[Verse 1]
I remember twenty summers
Sweat on my neck, bare feet in the grass
Laying on the tailgate, counting those stars
Swearing that the heat would last
Hot and wet by the river
Mud on our jeans, you in my shirt
Laughing at the lightning on the hillside
Never thought that kind of joy could hurt
[Chorus]
Time flies by so
In the blink of another July
One day you’re skipping stones
Next day you’re waving goodbye
I miss West Virginia
Every back road, every rusted sign
Twenty summers in a blink
Now they’re just pictures in my mind
[Verse 2]
Your daddy’s old Ford humming
We’d chase that yellow line all night
Windows down, your hair going crazy
Talking ‘bout a future out of sight
Then life came fast like thunder
Pulled us out of that county fair
I still taste cheap beer on your red lips
Still reach out like you’re standing there
[Chorus]
Time flies by so
In the blink of another July
One day you’re skipping stones
Next day you’re waving goodbye
I miss West Virginia
Every back road, every rusted sign
Twenty summers in a blink
Now they’re just pictures in my mind
[Bridge]
I keep that worn-out map
Folded in my glovebox, stained and torn
Tracing every curve back home
To the kids we were before the storm
[Chorus]
Time flies by so
In the blink of another July
One day you’re skipping stones
Next day you’re waving goodbye
I miss West Virginia
Every back road, every rusted sign
Twenty summers in a blink
Now they’re just pictures in my mind (oh yeah)