(Verse 1) I remember that summer, sun blazin' in the sky, We were young and reckless, just a couple of wildfire guys. Chasin' down that old dirt road, dust kickin' up like our dreams, With the smell of sweet magnolia, life was sweeter than it seems. (Chorus) But the flames they danced, Caught our hearts in a trance, Now I’m standing here alone, With ashes in the wind, I can’t go home. (Verse 2) You carved your name in that oak tree, promised me forever, We’d laugh in the moonlight, swore we’d break the tether. Sweet tea and lemonade, your smile lit up the night, Now I drink in silence, everything feels so wrong tonight. (Chorus) But the flames they danced, Caught our hearts in a trance, Now I’m standing here alone, With ashes in the wind, I can’t go home. (Verse 3) The rain fell hard the day you left, the sky was full of tears, I watched you drive away, drowning in my fears. Your scent still haunts this old guitar, the way you used to sing, Now the strings they feel like shackles, memories are heavy things. (Chorus) But the flames they danced, Caught our hearts in a trance, Now I’m standing here alone, With ashes in the wind, I can’t go home. (Bridge) I see your face in every shadow, hear your laugh in every breeze, But every whisper of the past just brings me to my knees. The fire's burned down to embers, and I'm left with the smoke, Every memory like a ghost, every promise just a joke. (Chorus) But the flames they danced, Caught our hearts in a trance, Now I’m standing here alone, With ashes in the wind, I can’t go home. (Outro) So I’ll roam these empty fields, where the wildflowers blend, With the taste of bitter sorrow, and the ashes in the wind.
