THE SPARKS THAT FLEW

A spark of recognition
Burned a hole right through my clothes
Passing through the chambers of my heart
It flew into my mind
And out the other side
Barely pausing long enough to hurt

Time might decide to fade a memory
But I wouldn’t mind holding on

CHORUS
The sparks that flew
Around and about you
Had to land somewhere
They lit the fire in everyone of us
Standing close enough
To catch them in the air

Your sense of salvation
Never cut much ice with me
But I’m hoping that it cut some ice for you
Always so definite
It might have helped to bend a bit
To try and see that other point of view

Frozen at the point of last opinions
It’s funny how we saw things differently

CHORUS

A jolt of desperation
Sent a shiver right through me
I wasn’t there to see you leave
Now I’m confined
To keep you in my mind
Passing even more infrequently

I never really got to know you
But we weren’t so different, you and me

CHORUS

A spark of recognition
Burned a hole right through my day
Barely pausing long enough to hurt

© JOE GRAHAM & JIM GRAHAM