Church on Fire

I'd recognize that song anywhere
Equal parts of hope and despair
You can't believe
But it's history
You can't decide
You can't pick sides, no

He's been drinking all day
He drinks it away
I guess it's okay, it's okay
He's drinking today
He can't get away
But he and his friends
They laugh anyway

And with one good walk around
I feel like I know this whole town
And I'm feeling down

It was worse than he had ever seen
The fire was higher than the highest trees
Up went the church
Up went the steeple
Cars passing through, dozens of people

I stared for a minute or two
But there was nothing that I could do
But stare at the sight
Eleven at night
A walk through the fog
I guess I'm all right, right

And with one good walk around
I feel like I know this whole town
And I'm feeling down