The Way I Remember It

Indian Summer, both of us laughin
Hackberry trees and fireflies flashin
So many holes in the soles of our shoes
You dont choose life, life chooses you
Floatin on a raft we built from scrapwood
Mosquito bit scratchin felt so good
And Id never seen eyes your color of blue
You dont choose love, love chooses you
From here lookin back, twenty years gone by
Life slipped by life a gulf shore high tide
And now loves more like a thorn in my side
Than the wonderland it used to be
I guess thats why these memories shine like
Sixteenth birthday cake candlelights
And I know it wasn’t that perfect
But thats the way I like to remember it
Big green John Deere forty-eight-forty
Turnin dirt for most of the morning
Radio givin severe weather warnings
You dont choose fate, fate chooses you
I got to your house as the black skies opened
We were all alone, thunder was rollin
As west texas flatland turned into ocean
That was the end of our innocence moment
BRIDGE:
And Ive learned most of the sad times, the break downs
The broken parts fade away
I keep all of the highlights close to my heart
And I need them everyday
Yeah thats the way I like to remember it