[Verse 1] Dunes in the dark Sand on my boots One cheap guitar And a ring of soot You laughed too loud He kept you near I tuned my strings And drank my beer [Pre-Chorus] I saw your hand Brush his sleeve Then your eyes found mine And I could not leave The fire went low Then flared up high Like it knew the truth I tried to hide [Chorus] Across the flames You looked my way Across the flames I watched you stay Across the flames He held you close Across the flames I loved you most [Verse 2] His laugh came late Mine came out thin You turned to him Then looked back in A bottle rolled By my left shoe I played that song I wrote for you Your sandals shone With salt and ash He touched your wrist I bit my glass [Pre-Chorus] I saw your hand Brush his sleeve Then your eyes found mine And I could not leave The fire went low Then flared up high Like it knew the truth I tried to hide [Chorus] Across the flames You looked my way Across the flames I watched you stay Across the flames He held you close Across the flames I loved you most [Bridge] When the tide came in He turned to talk You mouthed my name But you did not walk So I let that chord Fade in the sand And the sparks rose up Like they had a plan [Chorus] Across the flames You looked my way Across the flames I watched you stay Across the flames He held you close Across the flames I loved you most
