August Girls

August heat and hallway noise,

Two loud hearts, two reckless girls,

Laughing like we’d met before,

Like fate spun us into the world.

No warning sign, no maybe phase,

Just instant you’re my person vibes,

Sharing secrets way too fast,

Trading dreams at sixteen nights.

We didn’t know what life would take,

Or how much breaking hearts could make…

You watched my first love fall apart,

Held the pieces of my heart,

Every goodbye, every bend—

You were there again and again.

From crying floors to wedding rings,

We survived a thousand things,

If happy endings ever came,

It’s ’cause we learned them through the pain.

We were just August girls back then…

Trying to figure out who we’d been.

You knew the chapters I outgrew,

Every boy I swore was true,

Midnight drives and parking-lot tears,

Talking down my darkest fears.

Years went fast but you stayed close,

Through the highs and almost-lows,

When life felt like a losing fight,

You kept turning on the light.

We almost lost ourselves sometimes,

But somehow made it out alive…

You watched my first love fall apart,

Held the pieces of my heart,

Every goodbye, every bend—

You were there again and again.

From broken dreams to “I do” days,

You stood beside me through the flames,

If happy endings ever came,

We earned them walking through the rain.

We were just August girls back then…

We swore someday we’d make it out,

Of small-town fears and all that doubt,

And look at us — still standing here,

After every shattered year.

You saw me at my worst disguise,

Before the healing, before the rise,

And if the world forgets my name—

You’ll still remember who I became.

You watched my story rewrite fate,

Stayed when love showed up too late,

Through every loss life tried to send,

You were never just a friend.

Now we’re dancing in the peace,

Of battles finally released,

And every happy ending starts

With someone guarding your heart.

We were just August girls back then…

And thank God we still are, my friend.