Scarlet Begonias / Touch of Grey / Fire on the Mountain (Live at Starlight Theater, Kansas City, MO, July 3, 1984)

Lyrics

[Scarlet Begonias] [Verse 1] As I was walking 'round Grosvenor Square Not a chill to the winter But a nip to the air From the other direction She was calling my eye It could be an illusion But I might as well try Might as well try [Verse 2] She had rings on her fingers And bells on her shoes And I knew without asking She was into the blues She wore scarlet begonias Tucked into her curls I knew right away She was not like other girls Other girls [Verse 3] In the heat of the evening When the dеaling got rough She was too pat to open And too cool to bluff I picked up my matchеs And was closing the door I had one of those flashes I'd been there before Been there before [Bridge] I ain't often right But I've never been wrong It seldom turns out the way It does in the song Once in a while You can get shown the light In the strangest of places If you look at it right [Verse 4] There ain't nothing wrong With the way she moves Or scarlet begonias Or a touch of the blues There's nothing wrong with The look that's in her eye I had to learn the hard way To let her pass by Let her pass by [Instrumental Break] [Verse 5] The wind in the willows played tea for two The sky was yellow and the sun was blue Strangers stopping strangers Just to shake their hand Everybody's playing In the Heart of Gold Band Heart of Gold Band [Instrumental] [Touch of Grey] [Verse 1] Must be getting early Clocks are running late Paint by number morning sky looks so phony Dawn is breaking everywhere Light a candle, curse the glare Draw the curtains, I don't care but it's alright [Chorus] I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive [Verse 2] I see you've got your fist out Say your piece and get out Yes, I get the gist of it, but it's alright Well, I have to say Not really much at play Every silver lining's got a touch of grey [Chorus] I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive [Bridge] It's a lesson to me The Ables and the Bakers and the C's The ABCs we all must face Try to keep a little grace [Instrumental Break] [Bridge] It's a lesson to me The Deltas and the East and the Freeze The ABCs we all think of Could try to keep a little love [Verse 3] I know the rent is in arrears The dog has not been fed in years It's even worse than it appears, but it's alright Cow is given kerosene Kid can't read at seventeen The words he knows are all obscene, but it's alright [Chorus] I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive [Verse 4] The shoe is on the hand it fits There's really nothing much to it Whistle through your teeth and spit, 'cause it's alright Oh, well, a touch of grey, kind of suits you anyway That's all I really had to say, and it's alright [Chorus] I will get by I will get by I will get by I will survive [Outro] We will get by We will get by We will get by We will survive We will get by We will get by We will get by We will survive [Instrumental] [Fire on the Mountain] [Verse 1] Long distance runner, what you standin' there for? Get up, get on, get out of the door Playing cold music on the barroom floor Drowned in your laughter and dead to the core There's a dragon with matches that's loose on the town Take a whole pail of water just to cool him down [Chorus] Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] Almost ablaze, still you don't feel the heat It takes all you got just to stay on the beat You say it's a livin', we all gotta eat But you're here alone, there's no one to compete If Mercy's in business, I wish it for you More than just ashes when your dreams come true [Chorus] Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Long distance runner, what you holdin' out for? Caught in slow motion in a fall to the floor The fire from the stage has spread to the floor You gave all you had, why you wanna give more? The more that you give, the more it will take To that thin line beyond which you really can't fake [Chorus] Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! (Fire!) Fire on the mountain! [Outro] Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! (Fire!) Fire on the mountain! (Well) Fire! Fire on the mountain! Fire! [Instrumental]