Dar Williams - House On Fire

from Songs of the Spectrum by SingSOS

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lyrics

You always wanted to be a daddy
Talked for years and years
About what you’d do with a son

Baseball in the backyard
Working in the woodshed
Those dreams, well they’ve turned and run

Chorus:
Living in a house on fire
No getting around the short in the wire
I know you’re way past tired
But will you be sticking around
Or will the flames go higher and higher

Are you walking?
Are you out the door?
Can’t say I’d blame you for bailing out

He can’t tell even you that he loves you
But you know he does, and he does with all his heart

Living in a house on fire
I won’t cheer you up be being a liar
I know you’re way past tired
Are you sticking around
Or will the flames go higher and higher

You’ve got to look at who is now
Not at your disappointed dreams now
It’s more than your dreams now
He’s more than he seems now
If you listen he might tell you what it means to be

Living in a house on fire
Nothing left but your Radio Flyer
I know you’re way past tired
Are you sticking around
Or will the flames go higher and higher

Baseball glove is gathering dust
Tools in the woodshed rust

Maybe it’s time to let go what is not
And start playing the part you got

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from Songs of the Spectrum, released April 7, 2010
(J. O’Neil & J. Fried & Deena Shoshkes)
Dar Williams – vocals
Doug Yowell – drums
Michael Visceglia – bass
Ben Butler – guitars
Daniel A. Weiss – keyboards

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Jon Fried & Deena Shoshkes started The Cucumbers and found a home in the 80's indie pop scene in Hoboken, NJ. They have created many varied musical projects, which are presented together, here. We hope you enjoy our new music, and newly re-mastered old recordings. ... more

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