fire island

the river called and cried

across the twisted steel

blues on fire island

had a magic to heal

souls full of anger

sadness and despair

a harbour in my heart

where love was there

well the hotel was raised to the ground

but the spirits still visit there

they rebuilt it stone by stone

i sometimes stand and stare

i see a red light like a flame

and a beast that can't be tamed

anchored to a place

where love was there

hell was never hotter

when butter had his day

like the loaves and fishes

a miracle at play

a thin crowd became a multitude

pounding on the door

a sound to wake the dead

tearing through the floor

everything's washed away

by the tides of time

but every now and then

it all comes back again

i'm captive in a place

both a palace and a dive

i've a picture in my mind

where love was there