All Summer Long

like the cover of a magazine
when the lights go out faces are moving
and the girls in their pretty pink
know their pipe dreams won't fly
paper cups in the fading light
the city sleeps in studied nightfall
as we rush past the five and dimes so tired of it all
remember what you always used to said to me?
that we live the lives we learn to be
we're only here for the memories
and we're all short on time

so welcome back home
we've been gone for too long
all summer long
all summer long
we'd light up the nights
cause we knew we'd be alright
all summer long
all summer long

I'm in awe of your certainty
and the way goodbyes always seemed so easy
I've been living life behind the clock
never timed it too well
like two companions on a winding road
trying to find their way and get home by nightfall
soda bottles and a pocket full of small change and big dreams

so welcome back home
we've been lost for too long
all summer long
all summer long
we'd light up the skies
cause we thought we could stay high
all summer long
all summer long
so welcome back home
we've been gone for too long
all summer long
all summer long
we'd light up the night
cause we knew we'd be alright
all summer long
all summer long