Fire

young male vocal, dramatic country slow tempo

I walked the backroads that summer
No destination on my mind
Just a kid with time a wastin’
A life soon to be redefined

She was a farmer’s widow woman
Lookin’ for help to work the land
I asked if she needed a strong back She nodded soft and shook my hand Her touch felt warm as July thunder Rolling wild across the sand

Days were long and sweat came easy Working rows beneath the sun But every time I caught her watching My heartbeat kicked into a run

Two shadows on a porch at twilight Both pretendin’ not to feel the flame But longing has a way of rising When two souls whisper soft the same

’Cause love grows fast in the heat of summer Like cornfields reaching for the sky We tried to hide what we were feeling But truth don’t ever stay disguised One touch turned into something stronger More than either one of us had planned When a young man’s heart meets a lonely woman Fire blooms across the land

One stormy night the clouds were raging Wind beat hard against the door I found her staring out the window Like she couldn’t take the quiet anymore
She turned to me with eyes of fire Lightning dancing in the room Said, “Lord, I’m tired of feeling empty And this house echoes like a tomb”
I stepped in close, her breath was shaking The air grew heavy, warm, and wild Her trembling hand slid into mine No fear left in either mind Two lonely hearts in a locked-up moment No turning back, no place to hide
And when she pulled me in beside her All the summer heat came pouring down Like the sky itself had split wide open And set fire to that little town

Morning came soft through the rafters Dust motes dancing in the light She lay there breathing calm beside me Like the world had finally turned out right
I knew my drifting days were over That runaway boy was gone for good ’Cause when you find a heart worth keeping You stay longer than you thought you would

I’d been running from my shadows She’d been hiding from her pain But love will find the cracks inside you And pour in like summer rain

’Cause love grows strong when the heart stops runnin’ Roots sink deep when the rains come down We let the fire take hold between us And it burned away the lost and lonely sound Two souls reborn in the heat of summer Holdin’ tighter than we ever planned When a young man’s hope finds a widow’s heartbeat It can heal more than a lifetime’s land

And on that quiet farm, we let the wild in and never turned it loose again.

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I walked the backroads that summer No destination on my mind Just a kid with time a wastin’ A life soon to be redefined She was a farmer’s widow woman Lookin’ for help to work the land I asked if she needed a strong back She nodded soft and shook my hand Her touch felt warm as July thunder Rolling wild across the sand Days were long and sweat came easy Working rows beneath the sun But every time I caught her watching My heartbeat kicked into a run Two shadows on a porch at twilight Both pretendin’ not to feel the flame But longing has a way of rising When two souls whisper soft the same ’Cause love grows fast in the heat of summer Like cornfields reaching for the sky We tried to hide what we were feeling But truth don’t ever stay disguised One touch turned into something stronger More than either one of us had planned When a young man’s heart meets a lonely woman Fire blooms across the land One stormy night the clouds were raging Wind beat hard against the door I found her staring out the window Like she couldn’t take the quiet anymore She turned to me with eyes of fire Lightning dancing in the room Said, “Lord, I’m tired of feeling empty And this house echoes like a tomb” I stepped in close, her breath was shaking The air grew heavy, warm, and wild Her trembling hand slid into mine No fear left in either mind Two lonely hearts in a locked-up moment No turning back, no place to hide And when she pulled me in beside her All the summer heat came pouring down Like the sky itself had split wide open And set fire to that little town ’Cause love grows fast in the heat of summer Like cornfields reaching for the sky We tried to hide what we were feeling But truth don’t ever stay disguised One touch turned into something stronger More than either one of us had planned When a young man’s heart meets a lonely woman Fire blooms across the land Morning came soft through the rafters Dust motes dancing in the light She lay there breathing calm beside me Like the world had finally turned out right I knew my drifting days were over That runaway boy was gone for good ’Cause when you find a heart worth keeping You stay longer than you thought you would I’d been running from my shadows She’d been hiding from her pain But love will find the cracks inside you And pour in like summer rain ’Cause love grows strong when the heart stops runnin’ Roots sink deep when the rains come down We let the fire take hold between us And it burned away the lost and lonely sound Two souls reborn in the heat of summer Holdin’ tighter than we ever planned When a young man’s hope finds a widow’s heartbeat It can heal more than a lifetime’s land And on that quiet farm, we let the wild in and never turned it loose again.

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