[Verse 1]
Controller in my hand
cousin on the couch talkin’ big
Grandma in the kitchen
sayin’ “all that trash talk is just kids”
Uncle on the dominoes
slamming down bones like it’s war
Little ones racing through smoke
kickin’ off shoes by the back door
Old photos on the fridge
taped crooked right by the light
Same house, same jokes
we just older in the same vibe
[Chorus]
We got games on the table
we got plates stacked high
Backyard traditions
every summer feels like July (yeah yeah)
We just chill with the family
same crew ’til we old and gray
Pass that love like a secret play
we don’t ever let it fade away (never fade)
[Verse 2]
Chicken on the grill
auntie say it’s “almost done”
Neighbor leanin’ on the fence
catching up on what we become
Trash talk over card hands
“boy, you sure you wanna raise?”
Laugh so hard that we cry
wipe our eyes, back into the craze
We pray before we eat
heads bowed, then we feast
Kids sneakin’ extra sweets
getting chased right back to their seats (hey!)
[Chorus]
We got games on the table
we got plates stacked high
Backyard traditions
every summer feels like July (feels like July)
We just chill with the family
same crew ’til we old and gray
Pass that love like a secret play
we don’t ever let it fade away (never fade)
[Bridge]
Every joke got history
every story been told before
But we still lean in close
like we never heard it once before
Same fold-out chairs
same folding table, same view
Whole world changin’ so fast
but tonight it’s just me and you (yeah)
[Chorus]
We got games on the table
we got plates stacked high
Backyard traditions
every summer feels like July
We just chill with the family
same crew ’til we old and gray
Pass that love like a secret play
we don’t ever let it fade away (fade away)