Standing outside the fire
1. We call them
cool, those hearts that have no scars to
show,
Em C Am D - D7
the ones that never do let go, and risk the
tables being turned.
G C G
We call them fools, who have to dance
within the flame,
Em C
who chance the sorrow and the shame,
Am D - D7
that always comes with getting burned.
Em D C D
But you've got to be tough when consumed by
desire,
Em D C D G
- C – G - C
'cause it's not enough just to stand outside
the fire.
2. We call them
strong, those who can face this world alone
Em C Am D –
D7
who seem to get by on their own, those who
will never take the fall.
G C G
We call them weak, who are unable to resist,
Em C Am D - D7
the slightest chance love might exist, and
for that forsake it all.
Em D C D
They're so hell-bent on giving, walking a
wire,
Em D C D G
convinced it's not living if you stand
outside the fire.
Standing outside the
fire, standing outside the fire.
Em
D G C
Life is not tried, it
is merely survived,
Am D G
if you`re standing
outside the fire.
There`s this love that
is burning deep in my soul,
Am Em Am G
constantly yearning to
get out of control.
Am Em
Am G C Am D
~ G
Wanting to fly higher and higher, I can`t abide standing
outside the fire.
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Garth Brooks)