after the fire

looking at the picture
i can see familiar faces
smiling from the faded photgraph
caught up in the memories
i remember how i felt then
like they'd always be my friends
along lifes path

(bridge)
but time and years bring danger
and an end to youthful cheer
the ones i wanted with me
only left me with a tear

(chorus)
why the hell did yesterday have to end so badly?
why must i always walk this empty path alone?
why do i always feel like i'm walking on a wire?
it's the same old thing on and on
after the fire

holding on to memories
i imagine what you'd tell me
through my tears i find a way to laugh
living in the meantime
has been a little different
i just wish i had you here
so i could ask

(bridge)
the world keeps getting colder
so fast the days go by
i dream of all the laughter
followed by a cry

(chorus)
why the hell did yesterday have to end so badly?
why must i always walk this empty path alone?
why do i always feel like i'm walking on a wire?
it's the same old thing on and on
after the fire


(in memory of an old friend...who for a brief time was like a big brother to me...in a time i really needed one...)

(copyright 2004 d.b. michel)