Kevin Welch - Marysville lyrics

I am a stranger wherever I go But I see what I see and I know what I know The winds of heaven gonna do what they will They just blew away pretty little Marysville The people round here did the best they could They either got caught runnin' or they died where they stood By the time they saw it coming up over these hills It was too late for getting out of Marysville Brothers and sisters, husbands and wives The fire took one out of every five Their spirits hover all around us still Like smoke above the rubble of Marysville There's only one measure of a woman and man When troubles all around how tall do you stand What the devil burns down we will all rebuild Rise up rise up Marysville I am a stranger wherever I go But I see what I see, and I know what I know.