The Receipt in the Dash

[Intro]
[Verse]
Cleaning out the glove box
Found a faded paper lock
Gas station receipt from June
Underneath a paper moon
There you were in white and blue
A blurry version of us two
White borders and a thumb print
Giving me a tiny hint
Of a girl I used to be
When you were everything to me
[Pre-Chorus]
And the ink is getting light
But the memory is bright
I thought I’d feel a sting
But I don't feel a thing
Except a little bit of grace
Looking at your younger face
[Chorus]
It’s that honey-colored glow
Of a boy I used to know
Like a cherry slushie heart
Tearing softly at the start
Now it’s just a golden frame
Of a summer with your name
Not a regret or a mistake
Just a beautiful old ache
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah it's beautiful
So beautiful
Just a beautiful old ache
[Verse]
Blue raspberry on your lips
Fingerprints on dusty hips
Driving down the county line
Thinking we had all the time
Front porch light was flickering
Endless nights of whispering
Messy kisses in the dark
Leaving such a quiet mark
We were kings of gravel roads
Carrying our heavy loads
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the edges might be frayed
But I’m glad that we stayed
In that quiet little town
Before the sun went down
Yeah I'm smiling at the view
Of the ghost of me and you
[Chorus]
It’s that honey-colored glow
Of a boy I used to know
Like a cherry slushie heart
Tearing softly at the start
Now it’s just a golden frame
Of a summer with your name
Not a regret or a mistake
Just a beautiful old ache
[Bridge]
We were kids in a big world
Watch the map as it unfurled
It didn’t end in a fire
Or a wire on a choir
Growing up is letting go
Of the only seeds you sow
Now the garden is in bloom
In a different kind of room
[Solo]
[Chorus]
It’s that honey-colored glow
Of a boy I used to know
Like a cherry slushie heart
Tearing softly at the start
Now it’s just a golden frame
Of a summer with your name
Not a regret or a mistake
Just a beautiful old ache
[Post-Chorus]
Yeah it's beautiful
So beautiful
Just a beautiful old ache
[Outro]