Standing Outside the Fire
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Standing Outside the Fire by Garth Brooks
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Garth BrooksProduced by
Allen ReynoldsAbout
This song can be taken two different ways: it could be a song about taking a chance at love or a chance at life. To me this song means taking a chance at something you want to do in life. This song, to me, means that if you don’t take a chance in life, you never truly live. You really are just survi...
Standing Outside the Fire Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We call them cool
Those hearts that have no scars to show
The ones that never do let go
And risk the tables being turned
[Verse 2]
We call them fools
Who have to dance within the flame
Who chance the sorrow and the shame
That always comes with getting burned
[Pre-Chorus]
But you've got to be tough when consumed by desire
'Cause it's not enough just to stand outside the fire
[Verse 3]
We call them strong
Those who can face this world alone
Who seem to get by on their own
Those who will never take the fall
[Verse 4]
We call them weak
Who are unable to resist
The slightest chance love might exist
And for that forsake it all
[Pre-Chorus]
They're so hell-bent on giving, walking a wire
Convinced it's not living if you stand outside the fire
[Chorus]
Standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Life is not tried, it is merely survived
If you're standing outside the fire
[Bridge]
There's this love that is burning, deep in my soul
Constantly yearning to get out of control
Wanting to fly higher and higher
I can't abide standing outside the fire
[Chorus]
Standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Life is not tried, it is merely survived
If you're standing outside the fire
[Chorus]
Standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Life is not tried, it is merely survived
If you're standing outside the fire
[Chorus]
Standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Life is not tried, it is merely survived
If you're standing outside the fire
Standing Outside the Fire Q&A
Who wrote Standing Outside the Fire's ?
Standing Outside the Fire was written by Garth Brooks & Jenny Yates.
Who produced Standing Outside the Fire's ?
Standing Outside the Fire was produced by Allen Reynolds.
When did Garth Brooks release Standing Outside the Fire?
Garth Brooks released Standing Outside the Fire on Mon Dec 13 1993.
What did Garth Brooks say about "Standing Outside the Fire"?
From the liner notes of The Hits:
I was in Los Angeles in 1992, hanging out with a good friend, Jenny Yates. In a conversation I was describing something that I thought was really close, but for me it just stood outside the fire. There was that brilliant moment of silence when we just looked at eac...