Honey in the Haze

[Intro]
[Verse]
Seven years since the taillights faded
Ninety-eight on the dash, I made it
Past the silos and the feed store sign
Everything looks smaller this time
Funny how the dust still tastes the same
Whispering a long-forgotten name
[Pre-Chorus]
Window down, let the clover in
Feeling like a girl again
The sun is sinking low and sweet
Just like the rhythm of this street
[Chorus]
And it’s honey in the haze
Of those golden summer days
I see your truck out by the gate
But I don’t feel the heavy weight
It’s a soft goodbye, a quiet grace
Just a memory I can finally face
Yeah, it’s honey in the haze
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, honey in the haze
Ooh, those golden summer days
[Verse]
Found that Chevy by the ferris wheel
Rusting chrome and the steering wheel
Where we carved our names in ninety-nine
Before we ever had to draw a line
Grass is growing through the gravel now
But I don’t need to wonder why or how
[Pre-Chorus]
The pedal steel begins to sway
Chasing all the ghosts away
I’m twenty-eight and finally free
From the version of you and me
[Chorus]
And it’s honey in the haze
Of those golden summer days
I see your truck out by the gate
But I don’t feel the heavy weight
It’s a soft goodbye, a quiet grace
Just a memory I can finally face
Yeah, it’s honey in the haze
[Bridge]
I used to think that love was fire
A burning wire of wild desire
But now it’s just a steady glow
Watching all the corn stalks grow
No more sting, no more rain
Just the beauty in the former pain
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
And it’s honey in the haze
Of those golden summer days
I see your truck out by the gate
But I don’t feel the heavy weight
It’s a soft goodbye, a quiet grace
Just a memory I can finally face
Yeah, it’s honey in the haze
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, honey in the haze
Ooh, those golden summer days
I'm okay now
Yeah, I'm okay now
[Outro]