The Fire I Carry

[Intro]
[Instrumental]

[Verse 1]
I kept your letter in the kitchen drawer
Beneath the keys and receipts from before
The ink had faded, but I knew every line
A little goodbye that outlived its time

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the old clock turns, but I’m standing still
With a room full of words I never will

[Chorus]
If you can hear me across this distance
I’m still holding on through the silence
One more chance, one more sign
One more reason to cross that line
I won’t let go, I won’t surrender
Your name still burns through the cold December
Though the road keeps pulling us apart
You’re the fire I carry in my heart

[Verse 2]
I found your photograph behind the frame
A summer afternoon with no one to blame
Your hand in mine by the railway gate
Two young hearts who thought they could outrun fate

[Pre-Chorus]
Now the last train fades beyond the hill
And the space you left is breathing still

[Chorus]
If you can hear me across this distance
I’m still holding on through the silence
One more chance, one more sign
One more reason to cross that line
I won’t let go, I won’t surrender
Your name still burns through the cold December
Though the road keeps pulling us apart
You’re the fire I carry in my heart

[Bridge]
Maybe tomorrow brings us face to face
Maybe forgiveness has a different shape
I would walk every mile through the falling rain
Just to hear you call my name again

[Guitar Solo]
[Instrumental]

[Final Chorus]
If you can hear me across this distance
I’m still holding on through the silence
One more chance, one more sign
One more reason to cross that line
I won’t let go, I won’t surrender
Your name still burns through the cold December
Though the road keeps pulling us apart
You’re the fire I carry in my heart

[Outro]
You’re the fire
You’re the fire
I carry in my heart