SECRET

VERSE 1
Waitin’ for the train and my heart’s racin’
Coffee regular is burnin’ up my hands
The brakes exhale, the doors slide open
And let me in, speeding me to you
			
People all around me everybody’s going somewhere
And I’m going somewhere too

CHORUS
And I will run up the stairs to your place
And I will lay my eyes on you	
And everything will be
The way that it should be…
I’ve got a secret, and it’s you


VERSE 2
We climb the rocks above Block Island
Water shinin, layin diamonds at our feet
Out on the edge, we can see everything 
Except tomorrow, and what a fool I’ll be

People all around me, everybody’s going somewhere
And I’m going somewhere too


CHORUS
And I will run up the stairs to your place
And I will lay my eyes on you
And everything will be
The way that it should be…
I’ve got a secret, and it’s you


VERSE 3
In California, water’s boilin
Steaming kale for me, in spite of everything
We walk barefoot out to Greyhound Rock
						
You were my anchor,
Now it’s me against the sea

CHORUS
And I would run up the stairs to your place
And I would lay my eyes on you

And everything would be
The way that it should be
I had a secret, it was you

Secret

Lighting a Fire
Verse 1
I got my best jeans on in a country bar
But I’m worn out from wearing my brave face
Last time I went out alone I had a young girl’s life
Now I’m seeing the ghost of my family

Pre-chorus
Walk across a wide desert to hide at the bar
You look like a shady oasis
And I don’t know the language in this foreign land
But you’re taking my hand

Chorus
And that spark in your eye
Is lighting a fire
And I’m hollow and hungry dry tinder
And you’re breathing new life into paper and sticks
And your kiss at the end leaves an ember

Verse 2
The birds started singing in this empty house
Saying you can’t stop thinking about me
Come and rest in my pocket, follow me around
And they tell me you’re coming back next week

Pre-chorus
You admit you have butterflies, I have them too
Maybe that means this is something
Like a genie you rise from a lamp on my porch
And you offer me things

Chorus
And that spark in your eye
Is lighting a fire
And I’m hollow and hungry dry tinder
And you’re breathing new life into paper and sticks
And your kiss at the end leaves an ember

Verse 3
It’s a black coffee morning and I’m at my desk
You’re a mystery man and you travel
Then I start looking and I find a thread
And your whole story starts to unravel

Pre-chorus
All your edges are fraying, you’re coming apart
You could never be here on the weekend
This thin blanket you wove for me didn’t feel warm
It was all made of lies

Chorus
With that spark in your eye
You were lighting a fire
I was hollow and hungry dry tinder
You were breathing new life into paper and sticks
And that twist at the end
I’ll remember

Real Life Stories

Lighting a Fire

You Are Earth and Fire

Verse 1
You bring me treasure from another world
Stone of green, the dragon’s eye is you
A solid rock found in the free world
I looked for you and found my perch

Chorus
You are Earth and Fire
And I will be your Air and Water
We will need the Spirit of the Wind beside us
To guide us on our way together

Verse 2
Hidden life is moving all around us
A steady pace, you lead us through the trees
Rosy cheeks and rushing water
Cathedral sky is all we need

You are Earth and Fire
And I will be your Air and Water
We will need the Spirit of the Wind beside us
To guide us on our way together

Verse 3
Blooming vines wind around the fence post
Orange trumpet flowers call us here
And hummingbirds will come along to court them
In a place that’s wild like you

You are Earth and Fire
And I will be your Air and Water
We will need the Spirit of the Wind beside us
To guide us on our way together

You Are Earth and Fire

Eyes on the Prize

You must be ready now to fly and hunt alone
I see it in your amber eyes
Beyond these hungry trees you’ll find an open field
And they run fast, but oh my child, you are faster

Remember this
You choose your moment to release into the sky
Holding nothing but your purpose
Your wings are strong, you are beauty to behold
You pierce the stillness with your cries
And keep your eyes on the prize

Standing watch along the highway
Survey the land and bide your time
Judge the distance, feel the heartbeat in your hands
It ran fast, but oh my child, you were faster

Remember this
You choose your moment to release into the sky
Holding nothing but your purpose
Your wings are strong, you are beauty to behold
You pierce the stillness with your cries
And keep your eyes on the prize

He helps you build a nest, a home of sticks and leaves
He goes to hunt so you can stay there
You warm the eggs that will become your little ones
And they grow fast, oh my child, and you will teach them

Remember this
You choose your moment to release into the sky
Holding nothing but your purpose
Your wings are strong, you are beauty to behold
You pierce the stillness with your cries
And keep your eyes on the prize

Jill Pope Mazza

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