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

[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]