[Verse 1]
Pulled up past the corner store
Where we used to waste whole days
Same cracked curb
Same old front door
But the paint's a different shade
Kids run where our bikes once lined
Their laughter hits like déjà vu
Street names blur but in my mind
Every turn still leads to you
[Pre-Chorus]
All these little ghosts
In every window frame
I touch the brick and hope
Some part of me remained
[Chorus]
Back where the street signs fade
I'm chasing the echo of our names
Everything's different
But somehow it all still feels the same
Back where we carved that heart
In the wood of the old school yard
Time keeps moving
But this small town still holds my heart
[Drop]
[synthed vocal chop of "holds my heart" over soaring lead]
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
(Still holds my heart)
[Verse 2]
Main drag got a brand new glow
Coffee where the record shop was
But the smell of summer rain still shows
Up right when the thunder comes
Saw your house in passing light
Mailbox rusted
Garden wild
Felt seventeen for half a night
Then the mirror made me smile
[Pre-Chorus]
All these little ghosts
Dancing in my brain
I breathe it in and know
Some part of me remained
[Chorus]
[Drop]
[brighter synths
Added vocal ad-libs]