[Verse 1]
Bare feet on the pavement
Dust on my knees
We’d race the chain-link fence line
Laughing through the trees
Park grass on my shirt
Sunburn on my nose
We thought the day would never end
That’s just how it goes
[Pre-Chorus]
And the sky got huge
When we looked up
All that blue
Felt like enough
I can still hear you
Calling my name
Down by the water
Nothing was tame
[Chorus]
Back when the heat burned bright
(Back when the heat burned bright)
We were wild in the light
(Wild in the light)
Bike bells, bare legs, wide eyes
(Bike bells, bare legs, wide eyes)
Run till the whole day flies
Run till the whole day flies
[Verse 2]
Lakeside rocks and skipping stones
Wet hair, crooked grins
Ocean air on borrowed bikes
Salt on our skin
We’d chase the waves too far
Then drag our feet home
Every bruise was just a badge
No one stood alone
[Pre-Chorus]
And the sky got huge
When we looked up
All that blue
Felt like enough
I can still hear you
Calling my name
Down by the water
Nothing was tame
[Chorus]
Back when the heat burned bright
(Back when the heat burned bright)
We were wild in the light
(Wild in the light)
Bike bells, bare legs, wide eyes
(Bike bells, bare legs, wide eyes)
Run till the whole day flies
Run till the whole day flies
[Bridge]
If I close my eyes
I’m back there again
Knees in the mud
And the salt on my chin
I don’t want gold
I don’t want fame
I just want the park
I just want the waves
[Final Chorus]
Back when the heat burned bright
(Back when the heat burned bright)
We were wild in the light
(Wild in the light)
Bike bells, bare legs, wide eyes
(Bike bells, bare legs, wide eyes)
Run till the whole day flies
Run till the whole day flies
Back when the heat burned bright
(Back when the heat burned bright)
We were wild in the light
(Wild in the light)