Runway Lights

Verse

Tarmac shimmer at the end of June

Flip-flops slapping to a two-step tune

Sparklers writing our names in the air

Salt and sunscreen tangled in my hair

Boombox balanced on the hood, turned up loud

Nineteen years old and we own this crowd

Pre-Chorus

Can you feel it climbing higher

Every streetlamp turning gold

Are we ready, are we flying

Before the summer gets too old

Chorus

We're walking runway lights

Down the middle of the street like it's a stage tonight

Chin up, heartbeat bright

Golden hour on our skin, we were born for this light

Runway lights, runway lights

Verse

Corner store slushies melting down our wrists

Ferris wheel spinning like a paper list

Of every reckless thing we swore we'd do

Neon sign flickering electric blue

Friday night traffic, windows rolled down wide

Whole town watching us, arms open, alive

Pre-Chorus

Can you feel it climbing higher

Every streetlamp turning gold

Are we ready, are we flying

Before the summer gets too old

Chorus

We're walking runway lights

Down the middle of the street like it's a stage tonight

Chin up, heartbeat bright

Golden hour on our skin, we were born for this light

Runway lights, runway lights

Bridge

Someday we'll be older, further from July

But right now the whole horizon's ours to try

No stumble, no doubt, just sneakers on the line

This is our runway, and it's showtime

Chorus

We're walking runway lights

Down the middle of the street like it's a stage tonight

Chin up, heartbeat bright

Golden hour on our skin, we were born for this light

Runway lights, runway lights

Runway lights