Grateful Dead - Fire on the mountain

^BLong distance runner, what you standin there for?^{A B}Get up, get out, get out ^Aof the door ^BYour playin cold music on the barroom floor ^{A B}Drowned in your laughter and dead to the core.^{A B}There's a dragon with matches that's loose on the tow^An ^BTakes a whole pail of water just to cool him down. ^A

^BFire! fire on the ^Amountain! ^BAlmost ablaze still you don't feel ^Athe heat ^BIt takes all you got just to stay on th^Ae beat. ^BYou say it's a livin, we all gotta^A eat ^BBut you're here alone, there's no ^Aone to compete. ^BIf mercys a busness, I wish it fo^Ar you ^BMore than just ashes when your dreams come true. ^A

^BFire! fire on the ^Amountain! ^BLong distance runner, what you holdin out for? ^{A B}Caught in slow motion in a dash for the do^Aor. ^BThe flame from your stage has now spread to the floor ^{A B}You gave all you had. why you wanna give more? ^{A B}The more that you give, the more it will t^Aake ^BTo the thin line beyond which you really can't fake. ^A

^BFire! fire on the ^Amountain!