Once Upon A Summertime

A summer night on your roof
 Somebody set the stars loose
 You brought a blanket
 I brought strawberry wine
 We waited on the sky
 Dusk, on the fourth of July
 You kept my hands from crossing the line
 And when, the fireworks exploded
 That night it was recorded like a movie
 I play it back in my mind
 Hey, I wrote this song to thank you
 For a sacred night that rang true
 Once upon a summertime
 The sky turned to flame
 I carved our names
 Beneath the magnolia
 I told you my heart
 Wouldn't change
 Do your eyes still shine?
 Like it's summertime
 At the drive-in we'd meet
 In the Buick's back seat
 And find the cracker jack prize in the dark
 Back home, your father would come out
 He'd say, "What was the movie about?"
 I said, "A ghost".
 You said, "A great white shark."
 Did I dream you like some vision?
 You moved me like religion
 Like a prophet, I said,
 "You'll be mine"
 I was singing halleluiah
 Ain't love so peculiar?
 When spring gives into summertime?
 How how could I lose?
 How could you refuse?
 After the very first time
 Everything changes
 Everything changes