I Built a Fire

(Sandhill cranes in flight)

I built a fire in the yard today
Some things too heavy to throw away
Some things that long ago got broke
Now all that's left is dust and smoke

Some scraps from when we fixed the stairs
And a couple busted wooden chairs
Some branches that lay in the grass
And a couple faded photographs

We met beside your window pane
We watched a pair of turning cranes
We were in that room an hour at most
How was I to know we'd get so close?

But we got close and we got quiet
We had some fun I won't deny it
But summertime came tumbling down
And you had to leave my leaves of brown

We sat down on that riverbank
We threw our pebbles and they sank
We stood up and gave a sigh
It was a lazy way to say goodbye

I always thought I did you wrong
But I've been ashamed for far too long
True Love is the only thing that lasts
It's time to let go, time to let go
Of the past

So I built a fire in the yard today
Some things too heavy to throw away
Some things that long ago got broke
Now all that's left is dust and smoke