Verse 1 (Country – laid back, detailed)
Met her when the town was half asleep,
July heat stickin’ to the street,
She had salt still in her hair from the coast,
Said she was only here till the end of the month.
We talked like we had nowhere to be,
Sat on the tailgate watchin’ trucks roll by,
She said she hated goodbyes and small towns,
I said I didn’t mind either one at the time.
She laughed when I said I don’t get attached,
Said, “You say that like it’s a fact,”
I should’ve known by the way she smiled
That she already knew how this ends.
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Pre-Chorus
We didn’t say forever,
Didn’t say a thing,
Just let the nights
Run into weeks.
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Chorus (Big, country hook)
Said it was just for the summer,
Just till the weather changed,
Cold beer, hot nights,
Two hearts playin’ games.
We knew better than to call it love,
Still didn’t walk away,
Yeah, we said it was just for the summer,
But we meant it in the moment we stayed.
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Verse 2 (Country – more emotional weight)
She slept with the windows cracked at night,
Said the silence made her nervous,
I drove her around on the back roads slow,
Like I was tryin’ to stretch the surface.
She talked about cities, planes, and plans,
Things she wasn’t gonna give up,
I talked about nothin’ past next week,
Like that was enough.
We burned through gas and half the town,
Every bar, every back porch light,
Funny how the best damn memories
Never come with a warning sign.
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Pre-Chorus
Didn’t ask questions,
Didn’t slow it down,
Just let it feel real
Till it wasn’t around.
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Chorus
Said it was just for the summer,
Just till the weather changed,
Cold beer, hot nights,
Two hearts playin’ games.
We knew better than to call it love,
Still didn’t walk away,
Yeah, we said it was just for the summer,
But we meant it in the moment we stayed.
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Verse 3 (Country/Rap – smooth, conversational flow)
Yeah, late-night drives, her feet on the dash,
Talkin’ like time wasn’t movin’ fast,
She said, “Don’t make this bigger than it is,”
I said, “I’m not,” but I already did.
She liked my music loud, windows down,
Didn’t care if the whole town heard,
I memorized the way she said my name
Like it was just another word.
I knew she’d leave when August did,
Still let myself forget,
Some things you don’t avoid on purpose
Just to feel it while you get it.
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Bridge (Strip back – reflective)
Now the nights get colder quicker,
Town feels smaller than before,
Every song sounds like her voice
Pullin’ me back one more.
She probably don’t think about it much,
Probably moved on fast,
But I still measure time by the nights
I didn’t know would be the last.
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Final Chorus (Lift + resolve)
Yeah, it was just for the summer,
Just till the weather changed,
Cold beer, hot nights,
Two hearts playin’ games.
We knew better than to call it love,
Still didn’t walk away,
Yeah, we said it was just for the summer,
But damn if it didn’t feel real while it stayed.
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Outro
Yeah…
Just for the summer.
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