Between the Fire and the Road

I don't need a palace on a hill

I don't need a map that never fails

I've spent years chasing distant lights

Only to find they fade

I've crossed cities in my mind

Walked a thousand roads alone

Searching for a place to stay

Searching for a place called home

Chorus

Between the fire and the road

Between the leaving and the known

I'm still walking, still becoming

Still looking for my own

Not a perfect world to find

Not a dream beyond the sky

Just a reason to come back

And someone waiting when I arrive

I've watched strangers through café glass

I've listened to the city breathe

Every face a different story

Every street a hidden dream

And maybe home is not a country

Maybe home is not a name

Maybe it's a quiet evening

Where nothing needs to change

Chorus

Between the fire and the road

Between the leaving and the known

I'm still walking, still becoming

Still looking for my own

Not a perfect world to find

Not a dream beyond the sky

Just a reason to come back

And someone waiting when I arrive

Bridge

A hand on my shoulder

A blanket in the cold

A look that says "I see you"

More precious than gold

No fireworks above me

No grand design to prove

Just two souls sharing silence

And a life we slowly choose

Final Chorus

Between the fire and the road

I finally understand

The place I've always searched for

Was never just a land

It's warmth inside the darkness

A light that doesn't roam

And when I find that feeling

I'll know that I am home