[Verse 1] Your blue notebook Folded at the edge Train tickets tucked Inside your gym bag We had big plans And cheap gum hearts Talking all night On the schoolyard steps You said, “one day” Like it was a dare I laughed too loud Like I’d meet you there [Pre-Chorus] Then the sky turned gold On a summer ride Your hand brushed mine And I froze inside We were too young To call it fate Still I knew that look Wouldn’t fade away [Chorus] Paper lantern sky We were seventeen Paper lantern sky You and your big dreams Hold my name in time Don’t let it drift away Paper lantern sky We still shine that way [Verse 2] Now your voice comes back In a city crowd From a passing bus With the windows down I still see your grin At the corner store Two iced sodas And a sketchbook floor You drew my future In a margin line Said, “stay brave for me” Then you crossed my mind [Pre-Chorus] Then the sky turned gold On a summer ride Your hand brushed mine And I froze inside We were too young To call it fate Still I knew that look Wouldn’t fade away [Chorus] Paper lantern sky We were seventeen Paper lantern sky You and your big dreams Hold my name in time Don’t let it drift away Paper lantern sky We still shine that way [Bridge] If I could go back Just one more hour I’d save that laugh In a paper flower No matter the miles No matter the years You left a spark That’s still here [Final Chorus] Paper lantern sky We were seventeen Paper lantern sky You and your big dreams Hold my name in time Don’t let it drift away Paper lantern sky We still shine that way Paper lantern sky (We still shine that way) Paper lantern sky (We were seventeen)