[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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It was bone dry, the land was bone dry
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Everybody's got their eye upon the sky
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Ain't a cloud, lord there ain't no clouds
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Ain't a drop of rain gon' quench this thirsty ground
[Chorus]
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There's a wildfire, knocking at the doors
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Saying it ain't safe to stay here no more
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There's a wildfire, everybody's leaving town
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Mad Tom and his old hound dog, sticking around
[Verse 2]
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Oh the days are dark as nights, Days are dark as nights,
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The heavy smokes gone and blocked out all the light
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And the embers shines like stars, The embers shines like stars
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You never seen stars that shine like this before
[Chorus]
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There's a wildfire, coming up the hill,
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mad tom said he gone stop it with his sheer force and will
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There's a wildfire, they're knocking at your door
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saying it aint safe to stay here no more
[Bridge]
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I won't leave, no I won't leave
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Won't let you steal my home away like a thief
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Yeah I won't leave, no I won't leave
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Can't let you steal my home away like a thief
[Verse 3]
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Now his hound dog starts to cry, His hounddog starts to cry
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Till the rain clouds start to form up in the sky
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Then the rain came pouring down, Rain came pouring down
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Mad tom and and his hound dog gonna save this town
[Bridge]
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I won't leave, no I won't leave
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Won't let you steal my home away like a thief
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No I won't leave, no I won't leave
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Can't let you steal my home away like a thief
[Verse 4]
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Now he looks it in the eye, He looks it in the eye
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Soon that wildfire, Soon that wildfire, is gonna die
[Chorus]
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There's a wildfire, they're knocking at your door
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Saying it aint safe to stay here no more
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There's a wildfire, everybody's leaving town
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Mad Tom and his old hounddog, sticking around
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