Step Outside the Campfire Glow

words and music by Nicholas Tozier

Thick log shifts and kicks up embers
All around the firelight, friend’s faces gather:
Big floppy sweaters and loose ponytails,
Couple guitars and a circle of chairs

You hear the stone owl and can’t help but wonder…
What’s outside this warm little halo?

Step outside the campfire glow
Into the chill and the still unknown
Someone’s got to keep his mind on the shadows
So step outside the campfire glow.

Your feet sink into the loam and soft moss
While cool damp settles on your face and arms
Breathe grass and soil at the edge of a field
While a slow breeze stirs the soft-spoken leaves

Wind your way over the roots in the dark
Where fireflies blink in ciphers and codes
a step outside the campfire glow.

Step outside the campfire glow
Into the chill and the still unknown
Someone’s got to keep his mind on the shadows
Step outside the campfire glow.