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I Built a Fire Lyrics by Michael Waite

2022

I built a fire in the yard today
Some things too heavy to throw away
Some things that long ago got broke
Now all that's left is dust and smoke
Some scraps from when we fixed the stairs
And a couple busted wooden chairs
Some branches that lay in the grass
And a couple faded photographs
We met beside that window pane
We watched a pair of turning cranes
We were in that room, an hour at most
How was I to know we'd get so close?
But we got close and we got quiet
We had some fun, I won't deny it
But summertime came tumbling down
And you had to leave my leaves of brown
We sat down on the riverbank
We threw our pebbles and they sank
We stood up and gave a sigh
It was a lazy way to say goodbye
And I always thought I did you wrong
But I've been ashamed for far too long
True love is the only thing that lasts
It's time to let go (time to let go, time to let go)
It's time to let go (time to let go, time to let go)
It's time to let go (time to let go)
Of the past
So I built a fire in the yard today
Some things too heavy to throw away
Some things that long ago got broke
Now all that's left is dust and smoke
Credits
Michael Waite

Michael Waite

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