Cannonballs shaking up the shallow end,
Someone turned the speakers up again,
Sunburned shoulders, chlorine in my hair,
Pretending not to stare.
He showed up late with that easy grin,
Team captain swagger when he jumped right in
Did I ever tell you he’s the reason why I joined track?
Yeah, I chased his shadow ‘til he finally looked back.
And we’re just two kids in the hot July,
Hearts beating like the Fourth of July,
A year of quiet looks we tried to forget,
Till the lawn chairs gave us the courage to admit.
Didn’t say a word, but he looked my way—
And I knew, and he knew, and that was our day.
Oh, summer breaks the secrets you hold onto—
And he did, I did… he saw me too.
Poolside chaos, Marco Polo screams,
Someone spilled lemonade on the trampoline.
He tossed me a towel, said, “You look wet,”
Though the night was warm as it gets.
I went to all his games, pretended not to care—
Football, water polo, track meets everywhere.
And he came to my plays, sat right there in the front,
Said he “liked the story,” but I knew what he meant.
Every time he laughed, I felt that spark—
Like glow sticks after dark.
And we’re just two kids in the hot July,
Hearts beating like the Fourth of July,
A year of quiet looks we tried to forget,
Till the lawn chairs gave us the courage to admit.
Didn’t say a word, but he looked my way—
And I knew, and he knew, and that was our day.
Oh, summer breaks the secrets you hold onto—
And he did, I did… he saw me too.
Moonlight dancing off the diving board,
Someone’s mom yelled pizza was aboard.
Everyone stampeded through the sliding door,
But we stayed out a minute more.
He brushed my hand like it wasn’t a thing—
But my whole world took wing.
Two boys pretending we just liked the breeze,
But something new was drifting on the breeze.
And we’re just two kids in the hot July,
Hearts beating like the Fourth of July,
A year of quiet looks we tried to forget,
Till the lawn chairs gave us the courage to admit.
Didn’t say a word, but he looked my way—
And I knew, and he knew, and that was our day.
Oh, summer breaks the secrets you hold onto—
And he did, I did… he saw me too.
Kaimanguy
