Summer Kings

Verse 1

Riding bikes past the graveyard gate

September sun on our bare arms

Tommy's mom would call us in for dinner

We never thought about the weather turning

Pre-Chorus

And now the house sits quiet

The screen door doesn't swing

But I can still hear voices

From the summer we were kings

Chorus

Where did the fearless go

The ones who never checked the clock

We climbed the tallest oaks

And swore we'd never stop

Where did the fearless go

Oh where did the fearless go

Verse 2

Uncle Ray with his acoustic strings

Playing Neil Young on the back porch

Grandma's hands that smelled like peppercorn

Pressing folded dollars in my palm

Pre-Chorus

And now the lights are out

The hummingbird has gone

But I can still taste Sunday

Fried chicken and sweet corn

Chorus

Where did the fearless go

The ones who never checked the clock

We climbed the tallest oaks

And swore we'd never stop

Where did the fearless go

Oh where did the fearless go

Bridge

Test tubes bubbling in chemistry

Sheryl passed me a folded note

We traded cassettes in the hallway

Every song a holy vote

No worry in the morning

No weight upon the chest

Just notebooks full of arrows

And hearts that knew no test

Chorus

Where did the fearless go

The ones who never checked the clock

We climbed the tallest oaks

And swore we'd never stop

Where did the fearless go

Oh where did the fearless go

Outro

Where did the fearless go

Mm

Where did the fearless go