Driving down that gravel road, past the fields I used to know

Twenty years have come and gone since I called this place my home

There's the barn where daddy'd lift me to the roof when I was small

To watch the sky light up in gold, I thought I had it all

Mama's voice still echoes here, singing songs of being free

While she braided up my hair and dreamed of who I'd grow to be

Grandpa's chair sits empty now on that old front porch

But I can feel him smiling down like he did before

July fires dancing in the sky tonight

Like ghosts of years that slipped away from sight

A child's laugh, mama's song, the glow of his first kiss

Every spark's a piece of me coming home to this

July fires burning bright, burning bright

Seventeen and restless then, thought this town would hold me down

Tommy kissed me by the creek, said he'd never let me down

But city lights were calling and I had to chase my dreams

Left behind these summer nights and all they used to mean

Now I'm standing in the same spot where it all began

Empty heart and tired soul, finally understand

That all those years of running toward some distant, brighter shore

I was running from the girl I was before

July fires dancing in the sky tonight

Like ghosts of years that slipped away from sight

A child's laugh, mama's song, the glow of his first kiss

Every spark's a piece of me coming home to this

July fires burning bright, burning bright

Each explosion in the darkness

Shows me who I used to be

All the love I left behind me

All the girl I'll always be

July fires dancing in the sky tonight

Like memories painted in the fading light

Through tears I see them clearly now, the moments that I'd missed

Every spark's a piece of me, coming home to this

July fires burning bright

July fires burning bright

Burning bright