Story Behind the Song
Through the years that I have been in this business, I have heard over and over again, musicians saying that there was nothing in their lives that was more important to them than their music. It took me awhile, and I made some bad mistakes, but, I finally realized that they were wrong. The truth, really, is that there is nothing more important than the people we love and who love us. You can have all the success in the world and it becomes 'cold comfort' when you have no one to share it with. People are the greatest inspiration there is in music and when you forget it you'll find yourself alone. I've written two songs about this realization and getting a second chance to make it right. The first song was on my first CD, 'Rider', and was called, 'I'm A Lucky Man', and was about getting that second chance. 'Flame In The Night' is about that person who provides the love and stability that all artists need, and about the recognition that that person deserves. She's, 'Whispering to me, love's sweetest mysteries that set the best part of me free, she's my Flame In The Night'.
Lyrics
Flame In The Night
Verse 1
I wake up screaming in the night with just your empty place here beside me
Embracing memories in the darkness
Till I am back in your arms once again
You are my FLAME IN THE NIGHT
Verse 2
In the distance I can see your image calling to me in the moonlight
In my dreams I can feel you beside me
There is no other face in my life
No other FLAME IN THE NIGHT
Chorus
You're the memory I need when I'm all alone
Burning in the night, calling me home
Whispering to me
Love's sweetest mysteries, set the best part of me free
You're my FLAME IN THE NIGHT
Bridge
This empty life I've led, the wasted years up on the stage, under the lights
You leave the ones you love to chase your dreams of the road
It's time to realize the truth that's written on the pages of our lives
Or you'll awake and find your FLAME IN THE NIGHT has grown cold
Your flame has grown cold..........(Inst)
Verse 3
There is a fire in the sky, it is my guide, you're my destination
So many hours and miles between us
But, that will end with the dawn of this day
I'll hold my FLAME IN THE NIGHT
Chorus
You're the memory I need when I'm all alone
Burning in the night, calling me home
Whispering to me
Love's sweetest mysteries, set the best part of me free
You're the memory I need when I'm all alone
Burning in the night, calling me home
Whispering to me
Love's sweetest mysteries, set the best part of me free
Outro
You're my FLAME IN THE NIGHT, FLAME IN THE NIGHT
Whispering to me, love's sweet mysteries
You're the memory I need, calling out to me
There is a fire in the night, burning up the sky
You're my FLAME IN THE NIGHT, FLAME IN THE NIGHT
You're my FLAME IN THE NIGHT.....................
CP 2001 David Thompson
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