Driving down that gravel road, past the fields I used to know Twenty years have come and gone since I called this place my home There's the barn where daddy'd lift me to the roof when I was small To watch the sky light up in gold, I thought I had it all Mama's voice still echoes here, singing songs of being free While she braided up my hair and dreamed of who I'd grow to be Grandpa's chair sits empty now on that old front porch But I can feel him smiling down like he did before July fires dancing in the sky tonight Like ghosts of years that slipped away from sight A child's laugh, mama's song, the glow of his first kiss Every spark's a piece of me coming home to this July fires burning bright, burning bright Seventeen and restless then, thought this town would hold me down Tommy kissed me by the creek, said he'd never let me down But city lights were calling and I had to chase my dreams Left behind these summer nights and all they used to mean Now I'm standing in the same spot where it all began Empty heart and tired soul, finally understand That all those years of running toward some distant, brighter shore I was running from the girl I was before July fires dancing in the sky tonight Like ghosts of years that slipped away from sight A child's laugh, mama's song, the glow of his first kiss Every spark's a piece of me coming home to this July fires burning bright, burning bright Each explosion in the darkness Shows me who I used to be All the love I left behind me All the girl I'll always be July fires dancing in the sky tonight Like memories painted in the fading light Through tears I see them clearly now, the moments that I'd missed Every spark's a piece of me, coming home to this July fires burning bright July fires burning bright Burning bright
