Sour grass in summer time - KMurdock Music Group
Barefoot, walking through my mama's backyard
Green stains are marking up my Sunday clothes
Pulling stems of clover
That sour taste we loved
Dare you to try some
But you never would
That citrus burn on our young tongues
Made our faces scrunch and twist
But we kept coming back for more
Like junkies for that childhood fix
Spit it out laughing
Tears in our eyes
Grabbed another handful under July skies
Sour grass and summertime
That bitter kiss that felt so fine
Running wild till the streetlights came on
Searching for shade when the heat stayed strong
Sour grass and summertime
Red dirt settled deep in my baby hair
Garden hose running but that heat didn't care
Counting down to supper
Hearing mama's voice
But these golden hours were my only choice
Screen doors slamming, ice cream truck songs
Mosquito bites and baseball on the lawn
Every stem I tasted was another minute stolen
From growing up too fast, from innocence dissolving
Spit it out laughing, tears in our eyes
Grabbed another handful under July skies
Sour grass and summertime
That bitter kiss that felt so fine
Running wild till the streetlights came on
Searching for shade when the heat stayed strong
Sour grass and summertime
Nothing special, just weeds by the fence
But one taste transports me back to innocence
When heavy meant the humid August air
And tomorrow was too far away to care
Sour grass and summertime
That bitter kiss that felt so fine
Running wild till the streetlights came on
Searching for shade when the heat stayed strong
Sour grass and summertime
Still pull a stem when I visit home
Just to taste what July used to know