Fireman Lyrics - Steve Kilbey

Fireman, I didn't expect to see you again 

The fever burning, hatred in flames 

I guess we just keep playing these games 

Hush now baby, don't you cry 

Momma gonna build you a great big fire 

And if that fire can't melt your bones 

You won't be smoking all alone 

It's the fireman 

A heat haze summer falls all over this land 

The dry roots crackle, the smoldering sun 

Now you've got to suffer for everyone 

Hush now baby don't you weep 

Daddy's gonna get you well away from this heat 

And if that heat still singe your hair 

There's just one man who can take you there 

And if that man has turned to ash 

Daddy's gonna change things with the lure of cash 

And if that money can't soothe your burns 

There's just one man who can make you learn 

It's the fireman 

I didn't expect to see you again 

The fever burning, hatred in flames 

I guess we just keep playing these games 

Fireplace, fireside 

Fire when you see the whites of their eyes 

Fire ahead, fire below 

Fire such-and-such and so-and-so 

Firewood, firewheel 

Fire extinguished, fire and steel 

Fire a shot when you need to feel 

Fire one up for after the meal