A Fire Burns

The rusty stream of dawn completes
The scenes where cars once crawled these streets
A face against the moving sky
Brings back an alien hopeJust like they said to me
Keep your heart inside your coatWell there's muddy shoes outside your door
Is anybody home I ask once more
A silver-plated jet comes home
But the map leads her astrayJust like they said to me
Find your heart and lose your wayA fire burns inside me
The snow still falls in flakes
The reins around a horse's throat turn into a lake
And people so familiar their words are in my mindA fire burns inside me
Dancing cool and blindBeside the wall the flowers grow
And down the sticky stems I go
Watching changing skies below
Your arms so far awayJust like they said to me
Life is worth another stay