Late May Near Misses

[Intro]
[Verse]
Driveway full of dusty crates
Late May sun just radiates
Faded spine on a paperback
Handwritten note on the back
Thrift store sticker on the glass
Watching all the people pass
We shared a plastic cup
Before the sun came up
[Pre-Chorus]
The Wurlitzer hums a low tune
In the heat of the afternoon
I’m digging through the past
Knowing it won't last
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s a near miss
A summer sealed with a kiss
That we never gave
To the secrets we didn’t save
Just a half-remembered face
In this sun-drenched place
Almost friends, almost more
Washed up on the shore
[Verse]
Polaroids with curly edges
Leaning on the garden hedges
You were wearing that striped shirt
Kicking up the coastal dirt
Price tag on a broken clock
Walking down the sandy block
The light was turning grey
So we just walked away
[Pre-Chorus]
The maracas shake the air
Moving through your tangled hair
I’m digging through the past
Knowing it won't last
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s a near miss
A summer sealed with a kiss
That we never gave
To the secrets we didn’t save
Just a half-remembered face
In this sun-drenched place
Almost friends, almost more
Washed up on the shore
[Bridge]
Should have said the word
But it stayed unheard
Like a song on the breeze
Moving through the trees
Now it’s fifty cents a piece
For this temporary release
[Chorus]
Oh, it’s a near miss
A summer sealed with a kiss
That we never gave
To the secrets we didn’t save
Just a half-remembered face
In this sun-drenched place
Almost friends, almost more
Washed up on the shore
[Outro]