South Hall Sand
(Tempo: Mid-tempo, upbeat but soulful)
(Style: Acoustic guitar intro with a light snap track)
[Verse 1]
I still check the weather back in our old coastal town
Even though these mountain rains are tryin’ to wash me down
I saw a girl in a sundress walkin’ past the library
And for a second, it was junior year, and you were next to me
Remember that dent in the door of your old Silverado?
We lived on cheap coffee and dreams of Colorado.
[Chorus]
But mostly I miss the salt air tangled in your hair
The way the dashboard light caught you unaware
Now we’re passin’ in the quad like we’re strangers on a screen
Just two more faces in the 101 psychology
But I’m still livin’ in that July golden hour
Before the distance grew and the sweet went sour
Yeah, I’m still waitin’ for the tide to bring you back
To the boy you left behind on the boardwalk track.
[Verse 2]
I saw you at the Union, grabbin’ lunch with someone new
I ducked behind my laptop, ‘cause I didn’t know what to do
You were wearin’ that sweatshirt—the one with the frayed sleeve
The one you stole from me the night I didn't want to leave
The textbooks are heavy, and the finals are comin' fast
But I’m still stuck in a summer I thought was gonna last.
[Bridge]
(Music swells, heavy on the fiddle and electric guitar)
Is it too late to drop this act?
To pull the car around and just head back?
Beyond the campus gates and the Friday night lights
Back to the pier and those neon-blue nights.
[Chorus]
‘Cause I still miss the salt air tangled in your hair
The way the dashboard light caught you unaware
Now we’re passin’ in the quad like we’re strangers on a screen
Just two more faces in the 101 psychology
But I’m still livin’ in that July golden hour
Before the distance grew and the sweet went sour
Yeah, I’m still waitin’ for the tide to bring you back
To the boy you left behind on the boardwalk track.
[Outro]
Yeah, the boy you left behind...
Meet me by the fountain?
Just one more time.
(Fades out with a final acoustic strum)
