some start fires - released 2005
all songs written by Tracy Temple.
1) find my way again
it’s been the same for miles
a horizon of wheat plains
i’d drive for miles and miles just to make it go away
and i turn around to see
but it all looks the same to me
a life time of misguided fortune and reckless love affairs
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and it seems a little clearer with the break of dawn and nothing nearer just the long and lonely stone road ahead
and it’s hard to see when you’re looking back on things that might have been
why’d i have to lose it all to find my way again
the light from brighter days fades quickly in the night
the sun sets slowly and the moon will share the sky
the sun beats down across my face as i step beyond the shade
my spirit fades in shades of blue still nothing stops the thought of you
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walking down the road of stone
a crown of trees my earthly throne
summers feet and summers soul
i hold my breath and i wait for more
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2) windmills burning
you and i have never known any better
than just to follow our hearts
chasing shadows watching fortunes fall around us
as heroes start to fall
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Ah, see the windmills burning
they’re shooting right at the door
and i think the tide is turning
but it’s a long way down from where we are
maybe you and i were meant to be together
but the stars keep us apart
we’ll take our paths until they come around in circle
than we’ll see just where we are
CHORUS
i can see the hills we’ve been climbing
all the way from here
but sand is the soil for the seeds we’ve planted
the roots feel firm, but we’re losing ground
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3) i'm alive
one of these days when the sun’s shining bright
i’m gonna build up the courage,
gonna run to the light
i’m gonna fly like a bird with new wings
that heard the voice of an angel
when the choir started singing
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i’m alive, i can feel the open breeze
i’m filled with hope that the truth is all i’ll need
to rise to the occasion spread a little joy
through my world,
show that love is all about giving
my faith is in the word
shine a little light in this life I’m alive.
this can’t be the life that i’m deemed
i’ve got an old busted up blue chevy
and a trail of broken dreams
i get the picture of pain at every turn
but compassion goes the distance
when judgement only hurts
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in the darkness of the rising storm
faith comes in and opens up the door
cause there are things we’re called and yet to do
but heaven’s grace is waiting there for you
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4) when the water flows
you were the first to say i’ll give you what you need
because i’d give anything to give you what you dream
all the things you thought were right
you let me choose while you stood by
watching all the fires burn
knowing one day soon i’d get my turn
CHORUS
i can see it in the clearing skies
the spark that once was in your eyes
it’s hard to sail when you’ve lost your way
and you’re holding on for one more day
but you’ll be ready when the water flows your way
i always knew you would be the one to get what you deserve
knowing what you would sacrifice
and you always had the right words
say good-bye to the younger years
when you seemed so self assured
some small advice you won’t think twice and you’re off to find the world
CHORUS
BRIDGE
everything’s a million miles away
when you’re holding on for just one more day
with a shattered heart and broken dream
the truth at hand is not what it seems
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5) take to the sky
i can’t believe that you can’t see what you’re doing
breaking every rule baby i can’t control what i’m feeling
let’s take a trip even though we know we’ve got next to nothing
anywhere you want to go i know i can make it happen
CHORUS
when we take to the sky and fly away into the night we can breathe and be free and spread our wings and let the whole world think we’re crazy
when life can be so ordinary
you and i take to the sky
so now i think we should pack our bags and get moving
i know there’s something better waiting for us just around the corner
so take your seat and buckle up cause we’re going where the wind blows
‘cause when the two lane turns to four we’ll be racing with the shadows
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and nothing stands in our way
cause every few hundred miles it’s like the breaking of a brand new day
so baby hold on tight our dreams are bound to take flight
don’t worry about the price we’ve got to pay
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6) some start fires
in a world gone crazy and a man gone mad
it seems nothing will ever change
the road gets darker, the trees grow dim
we lose sight of what lies ahead
CHORUS
so i took a little time to find my mind
show a little faith to leave it all behind
to know it will be there when we return
inch by day and mile by night
waiting for the dawn to see the sun rise
to light the lessons that i’ve learned
it gets harder to understand it
to see life at every turn
to know some start fires while others watch them burn
keep looking for answers in things heard said
but it all goes there and back again
and all these questions, lie amongst the dead
to be reborn in another’s head
CHORUS
i’ve got things i’ve never told you
and you’ve got things you’ve never said
we’ve got about a thousand miles between us
where everything sounds better in my head
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7) losing sight
just a few more hours and i’ll be home
i tap the wheel and sing alone
the songs we used to sing together
days like these are hard to find
a cloudy day to clear my mind
CHORUS
and it feels like i’m losing sight again
when the rain comes pouring in
i’m holding on to memories
when things were what they seemed
and the timing was right for you and me, you and me.
i’ve got a lot of loose ends on my mind
tying up the damage of another life
running hard can bring you down
with loss of hope in a lonesome town
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birdge
simpler times and a younger age
life moves on and it complicates
everything we built on love
feelings we could rise above
CHORUS
8) the way we planned
he’s walked along the road for hours
with a load of questions weighing heavy on his heart
he prays to god to know the answers
reveal them to me he cries so i can make a start
CHORUS
and now he knows not everything will work out
the way he planned it all to go
life moves so slow when for the master plan
an empty page is all you’ve got to show
and there’s a greater hand to one day lead us home
she works late night at the diner
making tips to earn a living for her daughter
her days are filled with school and there’s not much time left for her
but one day it’ll all be right
CHORUS
he’s worked his whole life to have better
and she made sure she gave her kids all they had to offer
one day they’d get their reward
barely nineteen off to fight a war
but one day it’ll all be right
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9) whole new truth
thought alone i had all the answers
knew every stone along the road in all directions
learned the meaning of dependence
when missed opportunities caught the breeze and swirled the leaves into
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new light, new pictures new landscape with a new road to redemption
clean start, clear conscience
same heart that’s broken not forgotten
and the roads from our youth lead to a
whole new truth
now every step i take is guided
and the signs along the way are softly lighted
learned the most from misdirection
when the guidelines seem to curve in changing seasons with
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bridge
lost my way through the mistakes i made
save the answers for another day
but then you realize what he could do
when it’s all laid down before us
and it all rings true
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10) outta here
i’ve seen leaves fall like rain
filtering light to frame your face
a daisy chain and some queen anne’s lace create the picture perfect past to take your place
as i’m standing in the boarding lane
waiting for the train to take me
CHORUS
outta here
second chances now are gone and so i’m outta here one last glance and then i’ll run and take shelter from the pain i should have known you wouldn’t stay and so i’m outta here
now i’m walking down the same lane where you used to take my hand and lead me safely home
my eyes so filled with love i couldn’t see straight
and i knew we’d lost control
so now i’m standing in the boarding lane
waiting for the train to take me
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fields of grass bow down to the wind
they’re not defeated just choosing the battles to win i had a lot to learn and you taught me well but now i’ve got to leave i’ve got stories to tell
this one horse town is still too much for me
the island life is what i dream
so i can take hold of what i believe
and you’ll finally know what i’ve always seen
but now i’m standing in the boarding lane
waiting for the train to take me
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