August Air

Verse 1

Summer kitchen light

Momma's hands in the flour

I was chasing fireflies barefoot past the hour

Daddy's laugh could fill the whole back yard

Now his voice is quieter

And I'm still standing guard

Pre-Chorus

Wish I could bottle up that August air

Wish I could keep the years from slipping anywhere

Chorus

When did time get so heavy on their shoulders

When did my heroes start walking so slow

I miss the kid who never had to notice

The way the seasons show

Yeah I miss the seasons showing

Verse 2

Grandma's got a picture on her fridge

From the summer of sixty-nine

She says the girl in it was somebody else

And I trace the lines around her eyes

Counting every birthday candle

Hoping I don't count the last one twice

Pre-Chorus

Wish I could press rewind on everything

Wish I could keep the years from slipping anywhere

Chorus

When did time get so heavy on their shoulders

When did my heroes start walking so slow

I miss the kid who never had to notice

The way the seasons show

Yeah I miss the seasons showing

Bridge

Every gray hair is a story

Every cane is a crutch of time

I'm learning how to hold them softly

While they're still mine

Chorus

When did time get so heavy on their shoulders

When did my heroes start walking so slow

I miss the kid who never had to notice

The way the seasons show

Yeah I miss the seasons showing