The Cart and the Calliope

[Chorus] Heels clickin' on the boardwalk, August '75 Lemonade so cold, keepin' dreams alive Granddad's rusted cart, smell of salt and sweet perfume Lost that summer breeze, sealed inside this room [Verse] Barefoot on the cement, heat beneath my soles Calliope a whisper, playin' ancient roles Pushin' this old cart, sun a hazy gold Stories in the ice chips, brave and growing old [Pre-Chorus] Granddad's fan is creakin', lazy trumpet sigh Every dollar earned, watchin' time go by Honeysuckle dreams, heavy on the air Didn't know the price, didn't have a care [Chorus] Heels clickin' on the boardwalk, August '75 Lemonade so cold, keepin' dreams alive Granddad's rusted cart, smell of salt and sweet perfume Lost that summer breeze, sealed inside this room [Bridge] Snap of that cash drawer, a future bought and sold That cart was more than metal, it was stories to be told He sold it off for somethin', I don't know what it was But the music changed that day, just because [Verse] The creaking fan grew silent, the trumpet lost its tune Bare feet on the hot cement, beneath a fading moon The calliope's last echo, a memory I embrace That summer slipped away, left an empty space [Chorus] Heels clickin' on the boardwalk, August '75 Lemonade so cold, keepin' dreams alive Granddad's rusted cart, smell of salt and sweet perfume Lost that summer breeze, sealed inside this room