We Were Sparks Once

Verse

Screen door slamming, six a.m. haze

Sneakers untied, cutting through the maze

Of chain-link fences and sprinklers hissing

Left a note on the counter, said we won't be missing

This town's a shoebox, we've outgrown the lid

Every window's a rerun of everything we did

Turned the radio dial til the static broke clean

Rolled the windows down, let the morning in between

Pre-Chorus

So tell me what we're waiting for

The tank is full, there's an open door

We used to burn just standing still

Chorus

We were sparks once, catching on the wind

Now we're wildfire, we won't be hemmed in

Two lit matches on a two-lane road

Watch us go, watch us go, watch us go

We were sparks once, quiet in the dark

Now the whole sky's burning where we start

Nothing left here we can't let go

Watch us go, watch us go, watch us go

Verse

Diner booth vinyl, sticking to my knee

You're drawing our route on a napkin, laughing free

Said forget the highway signs, we'll make our own

Every mile's a heartbeat we've never known

Truck stop coffee, bitter, black, and hot

Counting up the towns we're glad we're not

Dashboard lighter, glowing amber-red

We left the porch light burning back home instead

Pre-Chorus

So tell me what we're waiting for

The tank is full, there's an open door

We used to burn just standing still

Chorus

We were sparks once, catching on the wind

Now we're wildfire, we won't be hemmed in

Two lit matches on a two-lane road

Watch us go, watch us go, watch us go

We were sparks once, quiet in the dark

Now the whole sky's burning where we start

Nothing left here we can't let go

Watch us go, watch us go, watch us go

Bridge

Maybe we don't know where the road ends

Maybe that's the only truth that we can bend

But I'd rather burn out chasing something true

Than sit here going quiet, going gray, without you

Chorus

We were sparks once, catching on the wind

Now we're wildfire, we won't be hemmed in

Two lit matches on a two-lane road

Watch us go, watch us go, watch us go

We were sparks once, quiet in the dark

Now the whole sky's burning where we start

So light it up, there's no turning slow

Watch us go, watch us go, watch us go