Dancing In The Fading Afternoon

[Verse 1]
He said
“I found your jacket
In a box beneath my bed”
Faded blue and smelling
Like the July air we shared

She laughed
“You kept that ticket
From the park
The ferris ride”
Little proof that we were
Young enough to never mind

[Chorus]
Secondhand summer
Still fits somehow
Little worn edges
But it’s ours right now
Every old picture
Every old scar
Feels brand new when I’m where you are
Secondhand summer
Baby hold on
Colors all softer but the feeling’s strong

[Verse 2]
She said
“You burned the pancakes
Just like you did back then”
Coffee on the counter
Same chipped yellow porcelain

He said
“Your hair’s a warning
That we’ve lived through every storm”
Silver at the temples
But your eyes still come on warm

[Chorus]
Secondhand summer
Still fits somehow
Little worn edges
But it’s ours right now
Every old promise
Every small fight
Turns into laughing in the kitchen light
Secondhand summer
Baby hold on
Colors all softer but the feeling’s strong

[Bridge]
[Soft organ swell
Drums drop to rimshots]
He said
“Did we waste it?”
She said
“We just tasted
Every day slow
Like a sweet that might fall”
Two hearts
One season
Kept finding new reasons
To come back and try it all

[Chorus]
Secondhand summer
Still fits somehow
Little worn edges
But it’s ours right now
Every late checkout
Every cheap room
Turned into dancing in the fading afternoon
Secondhand summer
Baby hold on
Colors all softer but the feeling’s strong

[Outro]
Secondhand summer
(stay a little, stay a little)
Secondhand summer
(til the daylight’s gone)