Remove Ads## Verse 1
FLate April nights ** in ‘57 **
GFour little boys asking, eyes open wide,
Fm7*"Can we take the quilt out back **
CLay it down and watch the sky?"* **
## Verse 2
FMama nods ** says, "Go on then," **
GTexas air was --warm-- (Vocalist lingers on the word; music slows slightly), stars were shining bright.
Csus4
A hand-me-down quilt spread on the ground (The Csus4 adds a touch of harmonic color, like a memory coming into focus)
FClouds drift --lazy-- (Tempo relaxes here, feeling unhurried) in the night.
## Verse 3
FThe older two start grinning wide **
GPoint at shapes ** in the drifting white. **
Fm7*"See that one? It’s a --great big bear!--"* **
C*"And that’s a --cowboy riding air!--"* **
## Verse 4
FThe youngest, barely four years old **
GEyes get --big-- as the tale unfolds.
Csus4Clouds turn monsters, ghosts take flight (Tempo gets a little tense, a little faster)
F
Till fear wins out and he runs inside (Music resolves back to F as he escapes, a sense of relief)
## Verse 5
FMama steps out ** hands on her hips **
G*"Y’all quit scaring him like this."* **
Fm7Quilt still spread ** three boys remain **
CWatching the stars ** like nothing changed **
## Chorus
CFour little boys on a quilt ** heads tilted high **
Fmaj7Turning clouds to --cowboys-- ** in the Texas sky. **
GLaughs and whispers ** stories grow **
Fm7Till the youngest fades ** in the night’s soft glow **
## Bridge
FmNo TVs, no noise ** just boys and their dreams **
CClouds were castles ** stars made scenes **
GThe world was small ** but the sky ran --deep-- **
Fm7And childhood wonder sang us to --sleep-- **
## Outro
FSpringtime nights in ‘57 **
GShapes fade away ** but the memories --glisten-- **
Fm7Now seventy years have come and gone **
CAnd ** I’m the only one who remembers. **
(The final line is delivered quietly, almost spoken. A single, final F chord on the acoustic guitar
is played and allowed to ring out until it fades completely to silence.)
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