I have made sounds that were foreign to my ears And have laid in strange places. But as long as the fire remained lit at home, No matter how dim, All was well.
I have found myself in places a Christian ought not be And have friended with those even the devil would shun. But everloving did the fire burn Deep in the heart of my home.
The night came when the fire was put out And there was no one to go home to. At midnight I was in a drunken stupor. At dawn I was as pathetic as a newborn babe.