Cherokee Purples

I still see you when I close my eyes On your back porch in the summertime The kids on Mama's side In the back yard running wild as kudzu vines If y'all get burnt, break off some aloe If y'all get stung rub in some tobacco If y'all get hot or thirsty, you know where the hose is Fireflies, june bugs, cicadas Menthol lights and heirloom tomatoes Grab anything you want from the garden Just better stay out of my roses Ain't it funny how a memory comes flooding back so fast When you accidentally stir up moments from the past Back when things were easy, not a care in the world Back when summer days seemed to move in circles Duke's mayonnaise & Cherokee Purples I got out when I got older But I never could shake that chip off of my shoulder As big as the Buick we use to pile in to go up to L&S Fast Stop Mountain dew or big league chew And if you were good you could have both Advance pay for another day, just don't tell your Mama Ain't it funny how a memory comings flooding back so fast When you accidentally stir up moments from the past Back when things were easy, not a care in the world Back when summer days seemed to move in circles Duke's mayonnaise & Cherokee Purples We lost her back in '95 but every year single year about this time Something silly as a sandwich brings her back To the forefront of my memory I can still hear the way she laughed or the way that sweet tea tasted Grab a chair, boy from over there These beans ain't gonna snap themselves