Streetlights

I was sitting in my room When I heard the doorbell ring It was my friend right outside He was waiting there for me So I ran back to the kitchen Asked my mom if I could go She said that's okay Don't be gone too long Come back when the streetlights come on Come on, come on Don't be gone too long Don't stay out past dark You've spent all day at the park Come on, come on Make your way back home The sun is gone So it's time for you to go It's a sunny, summer day No plans, no school, no delay Let's go on an adventure Games of tag that last forever Pretend the alleyway was a hallway in a Desolate castle in a kingdom Parents couldn't keep us inside Even if they tried They'd say that's okay Don't be gone too long Come back when the streetlights come on Come on, come on Don't be gone too long Don't stay out past dark You've spent all day at the park Come on, come on Make your way back home The sun is gone So it's time for you to go No matter the day You couldn't keep us from laying On the street in the rain Ride our bikes through the drains Even though we're all gone And everyone has moved on These are the memories that have stayed On the street in the rain But we know, it's okay We couldn't be gone too long Had to grow up when the streetlights came on