Sittin' in the wood behind my house.
When bein' lovers meant a stolen kiss,
An' holding hands with nobody else around.
Charlie said he wanted to get married,
But we were only ten so we�d have to wait.
He said we�d never let our love run dry,
Like so many do these days.
So we treat our love like a firefly,
Like it only gets to shine for a little while.
Catch it in a mason jar with holes in the top,
And run like hell to show it off.
Oh, promises we made when we?d go walkin':
That?s just me and Charlie talkin'.
Charlie always said he?d like to leave here:
Turned 18 and left our sleepy town.
Letters came and went and I kept waiting,
For Charlie to come back and bring the life he?d found.
Funny how time and distance changes you:
The road you take don?t always lead you home.
You can start a love with good intentions,
Then you'll look up and it?s gone.
So you treat your love like a firefly,
Like it only gets to shine for a little while.
Catch it in a mason jar with holes in the top,
And run like hell to show it off.
Oh, promises we made when we?d go walkin':
That?s just me and Charlie talkin'.
Now and then I sometimes think of Charlie,
How we thought we knew it all back then.
Now I?d give anything to feel love,
From a child?s heart again.
So you treat your love like a firefly,
Like it only gets to shine for a little while.
Catch it in a mason jar with holes in the top,
And run like hell to show it off.
Oh, promises we made when we?d go walkin':
An' that?s just me and Charlie,
Me an' Charlie talkin'.
La la la la.
La la la la la la.
To Fade