[Intro] [night air, sparse Spanish acoustic guitar, distant crickets, no rush] [Verse 1] (close, worn male vocal) We used to run the field with jars Lids punched full of little holes Chasing fireflies like they owed us A longer night than the one we stole Hands glowing, then empty Laughing like the dark was tame I thought the yard went on forever I thought the mile would stay the same [Chorus] (open, aching male vocal) Wish I had more time To walk that mile Wish I had more time To walk it slow Now I will see my last sunset And I ain’t asking it to wait Wish I had more time To walk that mile With you [Verse 2] The road we talked about is shorter now Same gravel, different knees I still point at the ordinary Even if you can’t walk it with me Fireflies come back every summer They don’t know my name They don’t know the list I carry They just light the field the same [Chorus] Wish I had more time To walk that mile One more fence, one more dog two yards over Now I will see my last sunset Gold going down behind the trees Wish I had more time To walk that mile With you [Bridge] (almost spoken, then lifting) I don’t want a clean page I don’t want the edits back Every wrong turn still had your weather in it Every late night still had a laugh Regrets are worth living They mean I showed up They mean I reached for the jar They mean I loved it enough to miss it [Final Chorus] Wish I had more time To walk that mile Chasing fireflies Like the dark was still young Now I will see my last sunset I will watch it all the way down Regrets are worth living And I smile when I think of you [Outro] (soft, fading) Keep the lid off the jar Let ‘em go Walk what you can of the mile I’ll see the rest from here
