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I’d like to burst in the room / and shout "Brothers and Sisters, good news!" But there ain’t been none today / leastwise there’s been none to come my way And my small circle of friends seems to shimmer and
shrug their shoulders But there’s a fire that’s burning / and it’s not just in my heart It’s looking for a place to start Chorus So have you heard? / tell me something / tell me what’s the good word?
I was dreaming last night that Mr. Charlie’s old neighborhood’s gone Bring all the black children and the white one’s along But the god who was writing the tune turned out too hip for the room She took her pen and moved to Germany Each night I read the papers / to see who’s been set free I light a candle / and hope the muse’ll find her way by me
Chorus Since the virus hit town well the pain never ends The rumor’s around that you can’t even sleep with your friends Just can’t trust ‘em no more / don’t know where they go when they walk out the door Fact of the matter is you couldn’t really trust them before You didn’t ask / you don’t like keeping score Meanwhile there’s doctors and cures / kept on ice well out of the way They’re looking for a raise in price before they save the day
But there’s a fire that’s burning and it’s not just in my heart It’s looking for a place to start
Chorus © Greg Alexander |