Lyrics

We were barefoot on the beach
Chasing daylight down the coast
You were dancing in my sweatshirt
To every song on the radio
You laughed like every sunset
Was another wish we’d made
I lost my heart that August
In the summer that stayed

Like the heat on my skin
When September winds blow
Like the touch of your hand
I can’t outgrow
Like the echo of waves
In an empty arcade
You’re that one sweet summer
I wish never had to fade
In the back of my mind
Where those old songs still play
You still linger there
Like a summer that stayed

You were writing little secrets
On the fogged‑up glass of my car
Smiling as you wiped them out
Before I read too far
You said, “Forever’s overrated”
I just smiled and looked away
’Cause every night out on that beach
Felt like summer would stay

Like the heat on my skin
When September winds blow
Like the touch of your hand
I can’t outgrow
Like the echo of waves
In an empty arcade
You’re that one sweet summer
I wish never had to fade
In the back of my mind
Where those old songs still play
You still linger there
Like a summer that stayed

Heard our song on the radio
I wasn’t ready for the hit
One line in and I was right back
On that sand where we first met
The dashboard disappeared
I could smell the ocean spray
I was lost again in August
In the summer that stayed

Like the heat on my skin
When September winds blow
Like the touch of your hand
I can’t outgrow
Like the echo of waves
In an empty arcade
You’re that one sweet summer
That never went away
Every time I hear that song,
I get lost in yesterday
Feels like we're still there
In the summer that stayed