The Ghost of a Seventeen Summer

[Chorus] Rusty coins for a soda pop Maple Street dreams that never stop Underneath the Ferris wheel's slow sway Chasing shadows at the close of day This forgotten summer, wild and free Just the ghost of who I used to be [Verse] Boardwalk creakin' beneath my feet Empty candy wrappers, bittersweet Rainbow popsicles meltin' fast Memories built to surely last Counting movie stars on faded signs Lost in summer's sweet confines [Pre-Chorus] Sunlight paints the playground long Radio hums an old, old song The stray cat watches with sleepy eyes Beneath these endless, hazy skies [Chorus] Rusty coins for a soda pop Maple Street dreams that never stop Underneath the Ferris wheel's slow sway Chasing shadows at the close of day This forgotten summer, wild and free Just the ghost of who I used to be [Verse] The carousel horses stand so still A silent promise time can't kill I trace the peeling paint with my hand In this lost and lonely land This single summer, I'm seventeen A king in a kingdom unseen [Pre-Chorus] Sunlight paints the playground long Radio hums an old, old song The stray cat watches with sleepy eyes Beneath these endless, hazy skies [Chorus] Rusty coins for a soda pop Maple Street dreams that never stop Underneath the Ferris wheel's slow sway Chasing shadows at the close of day This forgotten summer, wild and free Just the ghost of who I used to be [Bridge] No one knows I'm here today Just the echoes come to play On the swings that reach so high Kissing goodbye to July This freedom feels like a gentle hum Waiting for tomorrow to come [Verse] The ticket booth is closed and dark Leaving just a lonely mark On the place where laughter used to bloom Now just a quiet, dusty room But in my mind, the music plays Through these golden, hazy days [Chorus] Rusty coins for a soda pop Maple Street dreams that never stop Underneath the Ferris wheel's slow sway Chasing shadows at the close of day This forgotten summer, wild and free Just the ghost of who I used to be [Outro]