The summer that I turned nineteen was a hundred shades of green I just wanted to be seen Heavy like the air before it rains, clean like grass and summer sage I lost track of all the days Warm like the sunshine on the pines, fresh tomatoes off the vine Pickin peaches for the pie Cold, like that first beer on my lips and those midnight skinny dips Careful like your kiss Lightning in a bottle, if only I had known Id be back here after twenty years driving down this road Wondering where that girl has gone and how to bring her back Missing life when it was easier and love when it was magic Dark like that trail through the woods, sneaking out late when we could My hand in yours fit good Bright like Venus on the rise in the early morning sky I grew up that night Breathless, heart pounding in my chest, I placed your hand upon my breast and surrendered to the rest Lightning in a bottle, if only I had known Id be back here after twenty years driving down this road Wondering where that girl has gone and how to bring her back Missing life when it was easier and love when it was magic And every dream I had back then is finally coming true But last night I found the letter that I kept for years from you And I wonder if I lost something somewhere along the way I came back to find the piece of my heart buried in this place Lightning in a bottle, if only I had known That summer flames burn out so just enjoy the afterglow That time is touching all of us and the years are coming fast Missing life when it was easier and love Oh, love Lightning in a bottle, if only I had known Id be back here after twenty years driving down this road Wondering where that girl has gone and how to bring her back Missing life when it was easier and love when it was magic
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