i have seen a burning
never seen it higher
if you haven't seen a firestorm
you haven't seen a fire
saw 'em runnin' down the street
with no home to go
just the shoes on their feet
nothin' else to show
i have seen hard times
as far i can tell
but i hadn't seen a firestorm
so i hadn't seen hell
saw the courage of the 'fireys'
what they're trained to do
but you can't beat a firestorm
no matter who
saw a neighbour with a green hose and a trembling hand
cursing the thing he loves
this dry
dry land
i have seen a burning
never seen it higher
if you haven't seen a firestorm
you haven't seen a fire
saw 'em crawlin' up a log with no place to hide
saw a mother with a joey
before they died
day went into night when it rained from hell
and it told us who we loved
guess it's just as well