A fast fire

Six in the morning,

keys by the door Coffee gone cold on a rented floor

Lunchboxes, bills, little shoes in a line He learns how to smile

when he's losing time Movies at night with the sound turned low

Two tired hearts in the lamp's soft glow Same hands reaching,

same old fight Same roof holding them through the night

But some nights he remembers her The one who felt like home

She never asked for forever Just not to be alone

A fast fire, bright and brief It burned the names inside

Could never last a lifetime Could never really die (ooh) He works

for money that leaves too soon From winter dark to an office

noon

Homework, dishes, the hallway light Children asking if he's alright He loves

what he built, and it weighs like stone A crowded life can

still feel alone Then her old warmth crosses his chest Like a

language his bones understood best

But some nights he remembers her The one who felt like home

She never asked for forever

Just not to be alone

A fast fire, bright and brief It burned the names inside

Could never last a lifetime Could never really die (ooh,

ahhhh) Maybe the right soul

comes at the wrong hour

Maybe the heart knows,

but has no power He turns out the screen,

hears the house breathe And keeps what is lost where no one

can see (hmmmmm)

But some nights he remembers her The one who felt like home

She never asked for forever

Just not to be alone

A fast fire, bright and brief It burned the names inside

Could never last a lifetime Could never really die (ooh)

He lies beside the life he chose And lets the old fire

close