Happy Camper

The white bus pulls up to wrangle us All the girls braided their hair and each other a bracelet My trunk is covered in stickers Everyone wishes their parents a three week long farewell As dusk approaches the cabins glow and Tonight the fire will flicker by the lake Under the stars we gather around and say I'm a happy camper Sitting by the campfire I'm a happy camper Black sky covered in glitter I'm a happy camper Roasting s'mores after dinner I'm a happy camper I'm a happy camper I got my big sis today She'll show me the way this summer Georgia Beth Blue I want to be just like you with your vintage tee shirts and your cowboy boots The days that remain in this happy place are few The letters I've mailed and the mail I've read do make me miss my mom but I'd still stay longer cause I'm a happy camper Sitting by the campfire I'm a happy camper Black sky covered in glitter I'm a happy camper Roasting s'mores after dinner I'm a happy camper I'm a happy camper Bedtime, stars shine I'm on the top bunk I'll giggle with you in the dark 'til our counselors tell us thats enough Tonight we laughed about the little kids skit as we reminisced about the one that we did Oh and he was there Oh that boy He was there, one row over with that sweet smile of his He's been across this aisle for 6 summers now and I'm older, we're older And at night, at night, tonight At night we'll dance to new found themes With glow sticks and teenage dreams And I hope I run into him When the music slows down and he asks for my hand And we hang around each other every time there are dusks settling down In the times it pours rain Me and my cabin play card games and tell scary stories I remember the time you jumped into the lake But I stammered behind you I'm scared of jumping in But you hold my hand there and in the back of the mystery machine van S'mores and polaroids Laughter through the screen doors Summer camp You braided my hair You lit my lamp and became my best friend And now you're talking to him Oh and thats okay Cause I'm not coming to camp next year My friends took me out of their friendship braid and they made new bracelets The things you learn as you get older People do things to make it their way And now at 15 you've found thats just how society plays So you go back to when you were a happy camper in the summertime It won't ever be like that again but at least it was something Once upon a time There was a time, a time when i would sing I'm a happy camper Sitting by the campfire I'm a happy camper Black sky covered in glitter I'm a happy camper Roasting s'mores after dinner I'm a happy camper I'm a happy camper I'm a happy camper Sitting by the campfire I'm a happy camper Black sky covered in glitter I'm a happy camper Roasting s'mores after dinner I'm a happy camper At least I was