Tankard By The Fire

[Verse 1] I push through the door Mud on my boots The ale is dark And the bench is loose A lute in the corner A dice cup rolls The fire burns low But it warms my bones [Pre-Chorus] And the room leans in Like it knows my name The old man grins Says, "You came, you came" [Chorus] Raise up the tankard Raise up the tankard Tonight we belong Raise up the tankard Raise up the tankard Till the last song's gone [Verse 2] The girl by the hearth Has a braid like wheat She slides me a smile Then she taps her feet There's a scar on the wall And a bow on the rack Every story here Came in and fought back [Pre-Chorus] And the room leans in Like it knows my name The old man grins Says, "You came, you came" [Chorus] Raise up the tankard Raise up the tankard Tonight we belong Raise up the tankard Raise up the tankard Till the last song's gone [Bridge] Let the rain hit hard Let the road wait out I found my place In this smoke and shout With your hand in mine And the floorboards loud We could live right here In this painted crowd [Chorus] Raise up the tankard Raise up the tankard Tonight we belong Raise up the tankard Raise up the tankard Till the last song's gone