Verse 1 Old beach towel on the hood of your car Radio barely comin’ in from afar You said “hold still” and laughed at me Rubbin’ that sun tan lotion on your knees Verse 2 Sunburn slow on a Friday afternoon Lake water cold but we jumped in too soon Didn’t think much ‘bout where we’d end We were just skin and sun and friends Chorus It smells like summer That bottle on your hand Salt in the air And heat in the sand I swear I can feel it Every time it’s near That same old Coppertone And you’re right here Verse 3 Now it’s years and miles and different towns Different lives that we’re livin’ now But every once in a while that scent Takes me back like I never left Chorus It smells like summer That bottle on your hand Salt in the air And heat in the sand I swear I can feel it Every time it’s near That same old Coppertone And you’re right here Bridge Funny how a little thing Can take you back that fast One breath and you’re nineteen Like nothin’ ever lasts Final Chorus It smells like summer Like we never changed Sunburn shoulders And the way you said my name I’d give anything Just to stay right there In that old sunlight And that Coppertone air