The Fire Next Time - The BellRays

When I was a lonely child

I’d sit beneath a tree

I’d watch the clouds

Float away from me Dreams I held so close inside

Drifting to the sky

God bless the child

Who ever wondered why

The Fire Next Time

If I was meant to burn for you

And you to burn for me Are we just smoke through all eternity?

Or is there something deeper still

To keep this love alive?

The Lord gave us A hard rain tonight

The Fire Next Time

When we met a mourning dove

Returned from the sea

I held you close

You were a part of me Now you’re gone the birds fly out

Across the powerlines

How can I love you

If you’re the hurting kind?

When I was a lonely child

I’d sit beneath the sky

I’d watch the clouds

See them pass me by The Fire Next Time

Come on and give me a sign

It’s not the rain this time…