So Many Summers

[Verse 1]
When I was just eight years old
I'd take my bike and hit the road
Suppertime by the time I'd get back home
My dog Skeeter and a climbin' tree
I'd read a book, set my mind free
I was Wonder Woman in the yard
Dirt under my nails, playin' hard

[Pre-Chorus]
It was a good day
Yeah, that was a good day

[Chorus]
You only get so many summers, so many glasses of sweet tea
So many calls home to your mama, soak it up, make a memory
Life's a short trip 'round the sun full of love and wonder
Blue skies will fade to red 'cause you only get
So many summers

[Verse 2]
Thirty-four, got a call from a girlfriend
Dropped it all, drove to the beach for the weekend
And I didn't know it then
But it'd be the last time
Drank margaritas 'til the stars said goodnight
Laughed and cried about how time flies
And, damn, it was hard to say goodbye

[Pre-Chorus]
But that was a good day
Yeah, that was a good day

[Chorus]
You only get so many summers, so many walks in the sand
So many "I love yous," so say 'em when you can
Life's a short trip 'round the sun, full of love and wonder
Blue skies will fade to red 'cause you only get
So many summers

[Post-Chorus]
So many summers

[Outro]
That's what makes it sweet, I guess
You only get
So many summers
So many summers
Ooh-ooh