Track 5 of the album Windfall Plums and Weekend Light · 2025
Fireflies Over the Hammock Strings
“A hammock between two old trees and fireflies on the strings. It's the dreamiest song we have.”
singer-songwriter · dreamy singer-songwriter · summer-night folk · 2:45
Lyrics
The hammock sags between two trees Planted years ago We lie there tangled in a blanket With the evening moving slow The crickets tune their violins The dusk comes soft and blue I count the little lights that blink And somehow I count you Fireflies over the hammock strings Late summer's lullaby All the little golden things Drifting through the sky Hold my hand, we won't say much The night will do the rest Fireflies over the hammock strings And your head upon my chest The neighbour's sprinkler ticks and sighs A dog barks far away We never planned a perfect night It just came to stay You say, remember the first summer When we had nothing but a tent I say, I remember everything And not a single cent Fireflies over the hammock strings Late summer's lullaby All the little golden things Drifting through the sky Hold my hand, we won't say much The night will do the rest Fireflies over the hammock strings And your head upon my chest The summer's almost done, my love The leaves are thinking gold But here we are, still swinging Neither young nor old Fireflies over the hammock strings Late summer's lullaby All the little golden things Drifting through the sky Hold my hand, we won't say much The night will do the rest Fireflies over the hammock strings And your head upon my chest Your head upon my chest Your head upon my chest