Slow Down Summer

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Slow Down Summer Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Your shades on my dashboard, shoes on my floorboard
Lived in that old Chevrolet
We were two Roman candles, too hot to handle
Two hearts that couldn't be tamed

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, we knew what was comin’
And laughed it off like it was nothin'
Oh, but time kept on runnin' and runnin’ away

[Chorus]
Yeah, what can I say?
We had our hopes up and the windows down
Fallin' fast in a one-lane town
Tangled up with your lips on mine
Never seen a brighter green in those eyes and
I put my jacket on your shoulder
Wishin' the weather wasn't gettin' colder
Lettin' you go, holdin' onto each other
Closin' our eyes, sayin’, "Slow down, summer"
(Slow down, summer)

[Verse 2]
I was beggin’ those leaves, "Don't go changin’ on me"
"Friday night lights, stay away"
But the Fourth of July was just smoke in the sky
And our sunburns were startin' to fade

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[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, we knew what was comin'
And laughed it off like it was nothin'
Oh, but time kept on runnin’ and runnin' away

[Chorus]
Yeah, those were the days
We had our hopes up and the windows down
Fallin' fast in a one-lane town
Tangled up with your lips on mine
Never seen a brighter green in those eyes and
I put my jacket on your shoulder
Wishin' the weather wasn't gettin' colder
Lettin' you go, holdin' onto each other
Closin' our eyes, sayin', "Slow down, summer"
(Slow down, summer)

[Bridge]
Why couldn't you slow down, summer?
Just wait a minute, we weren't finished
Can we just hold onto each other?
Take me back to the beginnin', oh
Slow down, summer
Slow down, summer

[Chorus]
Yeah, those were the days
We had our hopes up and the windows down
Fallin' fast in a one-lane town
Tangled up with your lips on mine
Never seen a brighter green in those eyes and
I put my jacket on your shoulder
Wishin' the weather wasn't gettin' colder
Lettin' you go, holdin' onto each other
Closin' our eyes, sayin', "Slow down, summer"

[Outro]
Oh (Slow down, summer)
Slow down, summer, yeah
Why couldn't you slow down, summer?
Why couldn't you slow down?
Slow down
Why couldn't you slow down, summer?

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What did Thomas Rhett say about "Slow Down Summer"?

Looking back at my catalogue, I think people loved songs like “Marry Me” just because that was a weird concept coming from a guy that writes so many love songs. So I felt like putting this song out brought back a little bit of what people loved from “Marry Me” and turned it into a different, unique idea called “Slow Down Summer”. And it’s been a really cool way to start this record off, because I feel like, if that’s the introduction, there’s a lot of different directions we can go now that I think will completely catch people off guard, in a good way.

—via Apple Music

Does the track have any certifications?

Yes, “Slow Down Summer” was certified gold by the RIAA on June 8, 2023.

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