Aaron F. Benjamin - The Fire Was Mine Lyrics

My dearest friend
We've not much further to go
We have followed this winding path
At last, to the end of the road
You whisper, please stay
Just a little bit longer
Like the ghost of a lover's kiss
Why is parting such bitter bliss
It's in moments like these
From the depths of my soul
That the roots of the past
Spring new shoots and again take hold

I remember old Brooklyn
Dirty, factory town
Lamplit cobblestone streets
And the girls in their wrap coats and evening gowns
There I learned my first lesson
It still burns in my mind
Nothing ever comes easy
So, the future was mine

I remember the gathering
Men of science, men of fate
When the future looked cloudy
And the hour was late
But my nerves were so steady
That I knew we'd be fine
With that iron of Sam's
And that fire of mine

I believe each man dances to his personal tune
Mine was simple as can be - one consistent refrain
Country, industry, family, were my sun, stars and moon
If I could do it over, I would do it the same

I remember us meeting
I knew nothing of life
In a flash, we had built us a home
And I'd found me a wife
That's when I felt my fortune
For the very first time
What a fuel you were, love
For that fire that was mine

From the east to the west coast
Cross the country we roamed
And each place that we landed
We made that house a home
I worked hard for the money
Heaven knows how I tried
All the profits were shared, yes
But the fire was all mine

I think time is a marvel
Just where does one begin
All the sights to admire
All the battles to win
And when out come the gray times, when the wolf's at the door
We just keep out his baying, staying hungry for more

And oh, my friend
We have come such a long way
So far, in fact, that I find
There's not much left to say

Only one last refrain, dear
One more mountain to climb
As I soak up the shine
And that breeze, so divine
This I know! That the fire
The fire, has to be mine