Firefly

It seems that summer always ends too soon When ya see the leaves start falling faster than they grew It seems you never know Just how much is left to go But looking back now, it really flew Oh yeah, looking back now, it really flew I can still smell the fresh cut grass and barbecue Running 'round in wet swimsuits and no shoes Way out there in grandma's yard Was where nothing ever felt too hard And a piece of pie could always cure my blues Oh yeah, a piece of her pie could always cure my blues Then out in the dark The magic show Would start Fireflies lit up the night Like sparks We'd trap that magic in a jar Just like we had our very own stars Then we'd leave them there We'd just leave them there Yeah, leave them there Fireflies all those fireflies They're just trapped inside a jar in June Oh oh oh oh oh Fireflies left out in the light With only memories Of nights they flew I grew up and moved so far away I like imagining it's as I left it to this day But nothing ever stays the same Things always change and nobody's to blame The memories may be all that remain Oh yeah, my memories may be all that remain With each drink all my problems grew Every single day I stayed singing the blues Until I was caught in the jaws Of a big time swindler of the law She trapped me and there was nothing I could do Oh yeah, when she trapped me, there was nothing I could do Now I'm like one of those Fireflies all those fireflies They're just trapped inside a jar in June Oh oh oh oh oh Fireflies left out in the light With only memories Of nights they flew The brightness of this day is falling through As the distant sun tucks itself into its room I think of the mistakes I've made I'll take most of them down to my grave But I'll do time for what I didn't do Yeah, I'll be doing time for what I didn't do I'm in the dark taking snapshots of the moon I imagine meeting her one day when all my trouble's through A girl with flowers in her hair With lots of empathy to spare I need someone to care, could it be you? Oh yeah, I need someone to care, could it be you Time marches on And the darkness fades Yeah, time marches on And the darkness fades And the brightness fades And the darkness fades I still remember those Fireflies all those fireflies They're just trapped inside a jar in June Oh oh oh oh oh Fireflies left out in the light With only memories Of nights they flew With only memories Of nights they flew With only memories Of nights they flew