Locking Up the Schoolhouse in June

Lyrics

I drive the bus the last day every year
Watch the kids spill out like they're shot from a gun
Backpacks flying, hollering goodbye
Summer's a door and they're every one

There's a girl in the back who never said a word
Till today she waved and she smiled my way
Nine months of mornings, I never knew
A wave could be worth a whole year's pay

Roll the windows down, let the summer in
Empty seats and a long road home
Every kid's a story that I got to drive
And I'm not the same as when I started this one
Roll the windows down, let the summer in
I'll leave the porch light on for the fall
They'll all be back, a little taller, a little new
Till then I'll keep the engine warm for all

I park her in the yard and I sweep the floor
Find a crayon, a sock, and a folded note
Thank you, driver, it says in pencil
I read it twice and I swallow the lump in my throat

Roll the windows down, let the summer in
Empty seats and a long road home
Every kid's a story that I got to drive
And I'm not the same as when I started this one
Roll the windows down, let the summer in
I'll leave the porch light on for the fall
They'll all be back, a little taller, a little new
Till then I'll keep the engine warm for all

Quiet now, the yard goes still
Dust in the sunlight on the sill
Somebody grew up in my rearview
And I was glad to be there for it, yes I was

Roll the windows down, let the summer in
Empty seats and a long road home
Every kid's a story that I got to drive
And I'm not the same as when I started this one
Roll the windows down, let the summer in
I'll leave the porch light on for the fall
They'll all be back, a little taller, a little new
Till then I'll keep the engine warm for all

Roll the windows down
Summer's here at last