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Back to Summer Lyrics by Chris Petersen

Make a Memory Tonight

2014

[Verse 1]
That night's still there in the back of my mind
Like the scene from a movie I like to rewind
The backdrop was lit by a big full moon
With no one else to please, just me and you
[Verse 2]
We dropped the tailgate down, I grabbed my guitar
[Let?] every song I knew, we sang fishing in the dark
And Hollywood can try but they could never rewrite
The perfect scene we shared on that summer night
[Chorus]
I wanna go back to summer, that night on the tailgate
Fallin' for you, the first kiss, it couldn't wait
My hands were shaking and your heart was pounding
If there ever was a fairytale we thought we'd found it
But seasons change, and memories fade
Like the leaves in the fall, you drifted away
And every time I start to wonder where you're at
It makes me wanna go back
I wanna go back to summer
[Verse 3]
Well, I can still hear that old guitar ring
As it echoes through the dark, reminding me
The way that you looked with that crooked smile
When you leaned over, said "let's stay for a while"
[Verse 4]
And when I pulled you close, my heart slipped away
You said we'd always have each other, sunshine or rain
But summertime ended and the leaves turned to rust
And when September came, we both lost touch
[Chorus]
I wanna go back to summer, that night on the tailgate
Fallin' for you, the first kiss, it couldn't wait
My hands were shaking and your heart was pounding
If there ever was a fairytale we thought we'd found it
But seasons change, and memories fade
Like the leaves in the fall, you drifted away
And every time I start to wonder where you're at
It makes me wanna go back
I wanna go back to summer
Back to summer
I wanna go back to summer, that night on the tailgate
Fallin' for you, the first kiss, it couldn't wait
My hands were shaking and your heart was pounding
If there ever was a fairytale we thought we'd found it
But seasons change, and memories fade
Like the leaves in the fall, you drifted away
And every time I start to wonder where you're at
It makes me wanna go back
I wanna go back to summer
Back to summer
I wanna go back to summer
Back to summer
Credits
Chris Petersen

Chris Petersen

About “Back to Summer” by Chris Petersen

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"Back to Summer" appears on "Make a Memory Tonight" in 2014.

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