The Walkabouts - Blue Head Flame Lyrics
Tongue tied, said my prayers20 years or moreSeems like yesterdayHung your secrets fromThe Judas treeWatched 'em blow downTo the valley floorBlowin' home, watched'Em blow awayAnd what I fear is what we all fearA fortune lost, a fortune gainedCursed by the power of theBlue head flameGot so drunk, I took things backThings I never saidThings I never stole from anyoneDug in the clay, red on my handsGuilty to the elbows,Never mind my handsKept my nose clean,Kept it that way for youNow what I fear, is what we all fearA fortune lost, a fortune gainedCursed by the power of theBlue head flameWatched the freights fromThe railroad tieSpun a rusty nail, and I closedBoth eyesAs I told my tale, as theFreights went byStraw of pity on theCourthouse stairsWait till doomsday, you saidWait for yearsI couldn't wait that long,I shoulda' killed for lessNow what I fear, is what we all fearA fortune lost, a fortune gainedCursed by the power of theBlue head flameYa what I fear, is what we all fearHumble origins all betrayedLost to the power, we wereLost to the flameTongue tied, said my prayers20 years or moreSeems like yesterdayGot so drunk, I took things backThings I never stole, thingsI never said to anyoneI should'a killed for less