back down south

sometimes i wish

we could go courting

in the small town country nights,

sneak out late

and go swimming down

at the lake,

piled in the back

of an old pick-up

and getting drunk off laughter.

i wish you could

watch me play

beneath the diamond lights

and i could ask you

to turn and twist and twirl

at the crowded town dance hall.

i wish to see

your perfectly sweet sundress

and you

my favorite straight-legged jeans.

i wish to breathe in

the warm summer nights,

our stolen kisses behind the your father's barn,

and your hand inside mine.

 

but even though we can never be

back down south,

you could still be

my country darling,

and i will love you all the same.

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[Glen Yumang Manese]

Your theme within the lines... I wonder if you did not format this in a way to give more clarity in the write:

sometimes i wish
we could go courting
in the small town country nights,
sneak out late
and go swimming down
at the lake,
piled in the back
of an old pick-up
and getting drunk off laughter.

i wish you could
watch me play
beneath the diamond lights
and i could ask you
to turn and twist and twirl
at the crowded town dance hall.

i wish to see
your perfectly sweet sundress
and you
my favorite straight-legged jeans.

i wish to breathe in
the warm summer nights,
our stolen kisses behind your father's barn,
and your hand inside mine.

but even though we can never be
back down south,
you could still be
my country darling,
and i will love you all the same.

seems this is a country song in the making...I could be wrong..but sounds every bit like one...