The Well and the Fireflies

[Chorus] Barefoot on the burning road, 2007 Water from the well, a sweet, cool heaven Fireflies in jars, a twilight gleam Chasing dreams, it felt like a dream That summer sun, it burned so bright Now just a whisper in the fading light [Verse] Cicadas sang their endless tune Beneath the lazy afternoon Sister's braid, a simple sway We'd laugh the dusty hours away Screen door slamming, screen door shut Left a longing in my gut [Pre-Chorus] And the county fair was just a town Where simple pleasures could be found No fancy cars, no city haze Just endless, sun-drenched summer days [Chorus] Barefoot on the burning road, 2007 Water from the well, a sweet, cool heaven Fireflies in jars, a twilight gleam Chasing dreams, it felt like a dream That summer sun, it burned so bright Now just a whisper in the fading light [Bridge] I remember lying on the bamboo bed Whispers in my head Of futures we could never know Watching shadows come and go And her laughter, light and free Echoes back to me [Verse] We built our forts from fallen trees Carried secrets on the breeze That well, a portal to the past A moment built too pure to last And the taste of that cool, clear stream Still haunts my waking dream [Pre-Chorus] And the county fair was just a town Where simple pleasures could be found No fancy cars, no city haze Just endless, sun-drenched summer days [Chorus] Barefoot on the burning road, 2007 Water from the well, a sweet, cool heaven Fireflies in jars, a twilight gleam Chasing dreams, it felt like a dream That summer sun, it burned so bright Now just a whisper in the fading light [Outro] Never saw you after that day Faded with the summer's ray Just a ghost of what used to be That country summer, you and me.