Barefoot Until Sundown

[Verse 1]
Muddy knees
Pine in my hair
Morning fog
Breath in the air
Cold dew
Under bare feet
We stole time
On that gravel road meet
[Chorus]
Barefoot until sundown
Wild hearts in the long grass
We didn't care if the rain came down
We just laughed as the clouds ran past
Hands stained green
From the hills and the hollow tree
I thought growing up
Meant staying that free
[Verse 2]
Blue lake
Biting our skin
Dared each other
To jump back in
Berries on our tongues
Red on our hands
Every broken branch
Was a map of our plans
[Chorus]
Barefoot until sundown
Wild hearts in the long grass
We didn't care if the rain came down
We just laughed as the clouds ran past
Hands stained green
From the hills and the hollow tree
I thought growing up
Meant staying that free
[Bridge]
Where did we go
Those little ghosts of summer
I stand by the road
Still waiting on the thunder
Close my eyes
Hear your voice on the wind (oh)
Calling me back again
[Chorus]
Barefoot until sundown
Wild hearts in the long grass
You said we'd never let this town
Take the sky from our backs
Hands stained green
From the hills and the hollow tree
I close my eyes
And I'm still that free

folk, Gentle Nordic folk, fingerpicked acoustic guitar in open tuning, soft male vocals with close-mic warmth. Light fiddle and airy flute weaving countermelodies, subtle frame drum pulse entering on the first chorus. Arrangement starts sparse, blooms on the second chorus with stacked harmonies, then falls back to just guitar and voice on the outro line for a nostalgic hush., nordic folk