Mark Seymour & The Undertow - Sirens lyrics

She blew in out of nowhere Glowing red in the sky 10 o'clock at the Courthouse Hotel We were watching the embers fly Turn on the government radio For the warning that would never come Should have realised we were trapped outside When the smoke cloud darkened the sun There was fire on the mountain There was smoke on the wind And nothing howls like a siren In a country town Well did you see how fast she was moving? Did you see the big greys on the run? I should have heard her roaring on the hot north wind Pretty soon we were overcome My midnight the sky was blazing Out on Snake Valley Road A refuge we found on the open ground And watched the tree tops explode Went down into the valley Running wild through the gardens with song Nothing howls like a siren In a country town In a country town In a country town In a country town In the morning we returned to the ashes I still can't believe what I saw I've seen a few burns go through But nothing like this one before We can stand to the fury And the howl of a hot north wind If I'm still here when it's over Will you come back again? They say hell hath no fury Hear that over that sound Nothing howls like a hot north wind That seethes in a country town There was fire on the mountain There was smoke on the wind Nothing howls like a siren In a country town Like a siren in a country town