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