when the fire burns out here
it's brighter than the city lights
warmer than a heart of gold
the dingo's howl just to break the silence
the sun comes up just to break the cold
last night i woke
with the stars looking back at me
swallowing the sky
i felt no anger, i felt no shame
i felt no reason to cry
if i'm not here in the morning
i'll cry a river of tears
but i'll learn to live in a new town
but my heart is staying here
when it's quiet out here
a hundred miles away
you can hear the train on the line
the whistle blows just to break the silence
i wave just to break the time
i close my eyes
i think of runnin' water
i think of runnin' away
but the fires burnt to ashes
and it's darker than before
but i can see as clear as day |