Fire Suite 1

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I remember that dance
On the roof of my car
When St. Lucy's mad torch
Put away our best bar

Say we drank
And we prayed
Some just sat like a choir
Came the smoke
In the night
Came the heat
Came the fire

Ember glow lagered ash
I was pissed as a fart
Stricken some dumb plum numb
We was broken at heart

Say we drank
And we prayed
Some just sat like a choir
Came the smoke
In the night
Came the light
Came the fire

Say we drank
And we prayed
Some just sat like a choir
Came the smoke
In the night
Came the heat
Came the fire

Say we drank
And we prayed
Some just sat like a choir
Came the smoke
In the night
Came the light
Came the fire

Fire Suite 1
Words byRay Dobbins & Roy Nathanson
Music byRoy Nathanson
Performed byRoy Nathanson featuring Elvis Costello & Cyrus Chestnut
Produced byBob Appel
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal
Cyrus Chestnut - piano
Brad Jones - bass
Erik Friedlander - cello
E.J. Rodriguez - drums
Recordedca. 1999, Kampo Cultural Center, New York (backing track) & Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin (vocals)
ReleasedMarch 14, 2000
AlbumsRoy Nathanson - Fire At Keaton's Bar & Grill, 2000
The Juliet Letters (Rhino reissue), 2006
Various Artists collectionsTorch: A Six Degrees Collection Of Modern Torch Songs, 2003
Mother Earth Blues Vol. 1, 2008
Length5:27

First known performance:
May 4, 2000, Live With Regis & Kathie Lee
Last known performance:
November 14, 2000, London, England
     (7 known performances)


Fire At Keaton's Bar & GrillRoy Nathanson Fire at Keaton's Bar and Grill album cover.jpg

The Juliet LettersTJL album cover large.jpg


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