Keep the Line Wet (Till the Fire Fades)

(Verse 1)

Pulled in slow as the sun sank low

Water like glass with a firefly glow

Rod in the back and a cooler on ice

Left that workweek in the tail lights

(Verse 2)

First cast out, let it drift and fall

Didn’t even matter if I caught at all

Just needed space, needed time to breathe

Let that quiet wash over me

(Chorus)

Yeah I came out here just to clear my head

Keep the line wet, let the worries dead

Every ripple takin’ weight off me

Settin’ my mind somewhere free

Ain’t chasin’ nothin’, just lettin’ it be

Water, sky, and a little peace

Yeah right here’s where I reset

Lost in the night… keepin’ that line wet

(Verse 3)

Days rolled by in a slow driftin’ haze

Sunburnt skin and easy ways

Frogs sing loud when the light dips down

That’s the only rhythm I need around

(Verse 4)

Now the trip’s windin’ down too fast

Like a cold drink gone from the glass

Car’s half packed but I ain’t quite done

Still got time ‘fore the mornin’ comes

(Chorus)

So I’ll take one last cast before I go home

Let that line drift out where the big ones roam

Yeah I’ll trade these stars for a ceiling soon

But I ain’t quittin’ early on a night like this one

Got a few more hours, gonna let ‘em roll

Let the water and the dark work on my soul

Yeah tomorrow I’ll drive, but tonight I’m free

Just one more cast… just the lake and me

(Bridge)

Fire burnin’ down to a quiet red

Same kinda calm settlin’ in my head

Every spark risin’, then it’s gone

Like these days I been livin’ on

(Breakdown Chorus)

Yeah this last fire’s fadin’ low tonight

Watchin’ time drift outta sight

But I ain’t gonna fight it, I’ll let it be

Take this feelin’ home with me

(Outro)

Now I’m back home but I ain’t clocked in

Still got that lake on my skin

Rod by the door, like it knows what’s next

Six more days, I ain’t done yet

Yeah the water’s gone from my sight…

But I’m still out there every night…

Keepin’ that line wet…

Till the fire fades…