[Verse 1] Took my family away from my Carolina home Had dreams about the West and started to roam Six long months on a dust covered trail They say heavens at the end but so far its been hell [Chorus] And theres fire on the mountain, lightning in the air Gold in them hills and its waiting for me there [Verse 2] We were digging and sifting from five to five Selling everything we found just to stay alive Gold flowed free like the whiskey in the bars Sinning was the big thing, lord and Satan was his star [Chorus] And theres fire on the mountain Lightning in the air Gold in them hills and its waiting for me there [Verse 3] Dance hall girls were the evening treat Empty cartridges and blood lined the gutters of the street Men were shot down for the sake of fun Or just to hear the noise of their fortyfour guns [Chorus] And theres fire on the mountain Lightning in the air Gold in them hills and its waiting for me there [Verse 4] Now my widow she weeps by my grave Tears flow free for her man she couldnt save Shot down in cold blood by a gun that carried fame All for a useless and no good worthless claim [Chorus] And theres fire on the mountain Lightning in the air Gold in them hills and its waiting for me there And theres fire on the mountain Lightning in the air Gold in them hills and its waiting for me there
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