Mason Jar Summer

Lyrics

[Verse 1] We tied red string To the porch swing rail Caught June rain In a jelly jar pail Grandma's screen door Talked all day long And the hymn from next door Kept us singing along [Pre-Chorus] Bare feet burning On the sun-warm boards I still hear you laughing Like a screen door [Chorus] Take me back home To the Mason jar summer Take me back home Where the creek ran under We were wild, we were small We were all in the blue Take me back home I was there with you (there with you) [Verse 2] Bike chain squeaked Down the gravel drive Candy in my pocket And a brand-new dive Dad on the porch With a chipped coffee cup Said, boy, don't blink It all grows up [Pre-Chorus] Fireflies blinking In the tomato rows I still see your shadow When the back gate closes [Chorus] Take me back home To the Mason jar summer Take me back home Where the creek ran under We were wild, we were small We were all in the blue Take me back home I was there with you (there with you) [Bridge] Now the house sits quiet Paint peeled thin But I swear that August Lives in my skin One cracked jar On the kitchen shelf Turns the whole wide world Into my younger self [Final Chorus] Take me back home To the Mason jar summer Take me back home Where the creek ran under We were wild, we were small We were all in the blue Take me back home I was there with you (there with you) Take me back home I still do, I still do