Red Hair In The Summer Sun

Verse 1

She had copper hair in a paper photograph

The kind of smile that could wreck a man

I met her at a hardware store in late July

She was buying paint for a room

That wasn't mine to paint

Pre-Chorus

I never said a word

I never made a move

I just learned her name

And the ring she wore

Chorus

Oh the love I never got to have

The one that walked on by

Red hair in the summer sun

A married woman's eyes

Oh the love I never got to have

It still keeps me up at night

Verse 2

She talked about her husband like a decent man

And I nodded like a decent friend

Two kids in a minivan parked outside

I stood there holding nothing in my hands

Nothing I could hold

Pre-Chorus

I never crossed the line

I never told a lie

I just drove home slow

With her name in my mind

Chorus

Oh the love I never got to have

The one that walked on by

Red hair in the summer sun

A married woman's eyes

Oh the love I never got to have

It still keeps me up at night

Guitar Solo

Bridge

Maybe she wondered maybe she never knew

Maybe I'll never be sure

But I did the right thing and the right thing

Left me wanting more

Chorus

Oh the love I never got to have

The one that walked on by

Red hair in the summer sun

A married woman's eyes

Oh the love I never got to have

It still keeps me up at night

Outro

Still keeps me up at night

That red hair in the light