Summer Love

(Verse 1)
We were barefoot on a backroad, radio turned loud,
Windows down, singing songs we weren’t allowed.
You had your hair tied up, sunset in your eyes,
Senior year behind us, chasing fireflies.
We were laughing like forever didn’t have an end,
Just two reckless hearts pretending we were more than friends.
Your hand brushed mine, yeah I still remember that,
First spark lighting up a sky we couldn’t take back.

(Pre-Chorus)
We didn’t care about tomorrow,
Didn’t think about the fall,
We were living every second
Like we had it all…

(Chorus)
It was summer love, burning hot and wild,
Like a match in the dark, yeah we lost control for a while.
We were young and dumb, running from goodbye,
With your lips on mine and the stars in your eyes.
We swore we’d never fade, never fall apart,
Just two small-town dreams with one reckless heart.
Yeah we said forever, but forever wasn’t long enough…
For our summer love.

(Verse 2)
We were driving nowhere fast with the headlights low,
Trying not to think about letting go.
You traced your name in the fog on the glass,
Like you were holding on to something slipping too fast.
You said, “Promise me this won’t just fade away,”
I didn’t have the words, didn’t know what to say.
So I pulled you close like I could stop time,
But even in that moment, I knew you weren’t mine.

(Pre-Chorus)
We were fighting off the ending,
Every second slipping past,
Trying to believe somehow
We could make it last…

(Chorus)
It was summer love, burning hot and wild,
Like a match in the dark, yeah we lost control for a while.
We were young and dumb, running from goodbye,
With your lips on mine and the stars in your eyes.
We swore we’d never fade, never fall apart,
Just two small-town dreams with one reckless heart.
Yeah we said forever, but forever wasn’t long enough…
For our summer love.

(Guitar solo)

(Bridge)
Now you’re miles away in a different town,
New life, new friends, I’m not around.
But every now and then when the sun goes down,
I hear your voice in every sound…
And I swear I can still feel your touch,
Yeah, some things never fade that much…

(Breakdown Chorus – softer → build)
It was summer love…
We were young and dumb…
We were holding on…
Knowing it was gone…

(Final Chorus – full power)
It was summer love, burning hot and wild,
Like a match in the dark, yeah we lost control for a while.
We were young and dumb, running from goodbye,
With your lips on mine and the stars in your eyes.
We swore we’d never fade, never fall apart,
Just two small-town dreams with one reckless heart.
Yeah we said forever, but forever wasn’t long enough…

post grunge, hard rock, male