Verse 1 Pickup trucks lined up down that gravel road Tailgates down where the tall pines grow Somebody smuggled daddy’s old guitar Another passed a bottle, said “don’t tell Ma” First kiss tasted like smoke and cheap beer The fire was crackling, but the night pulled us near We carved our names in the bark of a tree Swore that summer, we’d always be free Chorus ’Round the campfire, the world felt small But we dreamed so big, thought we’d have it all Ashes in the air, sparks in the night We found who we were by that flickering light Learned about love, learned how to lie Learned how to live with the stars in our eyes Yeah, the campfire kept us warm through the years Through the first heartbreak, first laugh, first tears Verse 2 College letters came, and the nights got short Some stayed behind, others left for the sport We’d meet back home when the summer was near Same old songs, same old stories, same beer Talked ‘bout the future, how far we’d go Half of us sure, half of us didn’t know But the flame burned steady, never let down Even when dreams pulled us out of town Chorus ’Round the campfire, the world felt small But we dreamed so big, thought we’d have it all Ashes in the air, sparks in the night We found who we were by that flickering light Learned how to fight, learned how to try Learned how to say a forever goodbye Yeah, the campfire kept us warm through the years Through the first heartbreak, first laugh, first tears Bridge Now the circle’s thinner than it used to be But the fire still holds all the memories I close my eyes, and it’s all still clear Every laugh, every kiss, still burning here Final Chorus ’Round the campfire, stories burned bright Ashes in the air, sparks in the night We learned how to live, and we learned how to pray We found who we were in the glow of those flames Yeah, the campfire’s still burning in my mind A piece of our hearts left there every time Outro That gravel road, those pine trees tall We thought the fire would outlast it all It’s still there waiting, like an old friend’s hand The campfire’s the place where it all began
