13 - By the fire

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Patches eventually got too old for real work outside. This is him in retirement.

Lyrics

Verse 1:
The fire's warm, my old bones settle in
I watch the young ones learning in the yard
Their ears perk first—I know that move by heart
I was that eager once, when mornings called
Chorus:
My legs remember trails my eyes can't follow
The weight of work, the pull of useful days
We've carried what the years required of us
This rest is different—it's the kind that stays
Verse 2:
Your hand rests near, no words between us now
We've worked so long that silence says enough
The scars I carry tell the only truth I need
Each one was earned doing what mattered most
Chorus:
My legs remember trails my eyes can't follow
The weight of work, the pull of useful days
We've carried what the years required of us
This rest is different—it's the kind that stays
Bridge:
I don't go far these days, but I went far enough
The dew-soaked grass, the gates that swung at dawn
The rhythm that I learned to read and trust
All of it lives here in these tired limbs
Verse 3:
The kid just stops and looks my way tonight
Trying to learn what I no longer need to teach
My shoulders know the answer in their ache
The work gets done—it always does—without me now
Verse 4:
The flames dance low, the evening settles down
Your breathing slows, mine matches like it always has
We've earned this quiet, you and I, together
The years were good, we did the job as best we could
Final Chorus:
My legs remember trails my eyes can't follow
The weight of work, the pull of useful days
We've carried what the years required of us
This rest is different—it's the kind that stays
Outro:
The fire's warm, the work is done and done well
I'm here, you're here, and that's enough
That's enough
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM

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