Camp

Barefoot with splinters
Frisbee toss and sunflower seeds
Spit across the cabins and the fields
Mountain craze and competition filled the days
Then we'd dip in the river before our final meal

A place where worries weren't allowed
And new best friends from out of town you'd meet
Now all that I can think about
Are memories atop Lookout
Those simple days seem so far out of reach

Barely surviving a grown up world
I'm fighting for a peace just like I had back in the day
Campground fields full of laughter
Seeming so much better after
Emails, traffic, and endless bills to pay

Oh how I wish
I was back at camp

Hallelujah choirs
Every night around the fire
Telling jokes beside your new best friends
Windows were open
Mountain breeze would roll
You'd hear the crickets chirp
And birds would sing their hymns

And as the sun would rise again
We'd gather before we begin
The brand new day that awaited up ahead
We'd sing a song, or maybe two
And praise the one who brought us through
To see another morning sunrise red

Then Gail would ring the bell
And all us hungry boys would
Run up the mess hall ramp

I know those days have come and gone
I guess I'm stuck here singing songs
Of how much I would give
To be back at camp

Barely surviving a grown up world
I'm fighting for a peace just like I had back in the day
Campground fields full of laughter
Seeming so much better after
Emails, traffic, and endless bills to pay

Oh I'm
Barely surviving this grown up world
I'm fighting for a peace just like I had back in the day
Campground fields full of laughter
Seeming so much better after
Emails, traffic, and endless bills to pay