Through the Fire and Back Again

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a road that winds through the evergreen Where a soldier found more than a uniform means Fort Lewis rain falling on a brand new start A girl who had the courage to love a guarded heart She held on through the distance and the desert sand Waited for a year with a letter in her hand [Chorus] Some love stories take the long way home Through the fire, through the years, through the great unknown We broke apart, but we were never done Debbie, you and I were always the one [Verse 2] We said our vows in two thousand and four Packed up everything and headed out the door She left the only world she'd ever known California highways, building something of our own But the weight we carried pulled us off the track And in two thousand seven, we couldn't find our way back [Chorus] Some love stories take the long way home Through the fire, through the years, through the great unknown We broke apart, but we were never done Debbie, you and I were always the one [Bridge] But fate had written what our hearts already knew Every road I'd ever walk would lead me back to you [Verse 3] Then the stars aligned in twenty-ten And I looked into those same blue eyes again We remarried, built a family, found our ground Fourteen years of proof that real love comes back around From Baghdad to the badge to everything between Debbie, you're the bravest thing I've ever seen [Chorus] Some love stories take the long way home Through the fire, through the years, through the great unknown We broke apart, but we were never done Debbie, you and I were always the one [Outro] Some love stories take the long way home And ours is still being told