Summer Skeletons
We were sun-burned and shoeless kidsIt was the dead of JulyWe were skippin' stones in the failing lightI smelled the fire placeAlthough we were miles awayWe were infiniteThere was no time in those days
When all we knew wasn't stolenThere was nothing real to loseWhen our heads were still simpleWe'd sleep beneath the moonYou were somethingThat would always be aroundWhen regrets were nowhere to be found
Lost out among the treesOur hands scraped the barkYou still had bloody kneesFrom your spill in the darkWe were both laughing thenWhile carving bad words in the woodWe had no need to speak
Night, down by the shoreWe were down by the shoreWhen the skies opened upAnd all the stars fell into the lakeWhen the water was warmWalked in over my headBut you pulled me out by the collar of my shirt
Dirt in our ears, sun in our eyesShirts hung in rags, head in the cloudsOur fears had no teeth, hearts were still blindYou barely talked and I didn't mind