They played "The Star Spangled Banner"
We laid a blanket on the grass
My heart burst like fireworks 
When you kissed me back
Rockets of red and gold
Blossomed in the sky
I felt like I might explode
When you said that you'd be mine
We loved through summer nights, laughed away those lazy days
Did our best to forget what we couldn't change 
September rain was comin' and I was goin' away
And you were gonna stay
There was a lake just out of town
We'd build a bonfire on the beach
Watch the sparks rise to the stars 
Floatin' outta reach
I remember you took my hand
And put it on your knee
Told me that you wanted
The first time to be with me
We loved through summer nights, laughed away those lazy days
Did our best to forget what we couldn't change 
September rain was comin' and I was goin' away
And you were gonna stay
You cried the last time we made love
And I held you all night long
Stayed awake to try and make it last 
In the morning I'd be gone
We loved through summer nights, laughed away those lazy days
Did our best to forget what we couldn't change 
September rain was comin' and I was goin' away
And you were gonna stay
September rain was comin' and I was goin' away
And you were gonna stay