The Fire On My Tongue

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[Verse 1]
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There ain't enough corn mash
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In this whole sorry town
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To wash off or burn out
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The way it all went down
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But that cork squeaks so loud
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When it’s sneaking its way out
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That I’m afraid to death she's going to hear

[Chorus]
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Now the fire on my tongue
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Is for those who die young
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And the weariness of we who stay behind
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There's poison sickness in my heart
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And I don't trust the ashes of my mind

[Fiddle Solo]
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[Verse 2]
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I’ve got too many sorrows
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And far too little time
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To sit and drown out these memories
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Under Tennessee rye
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But the salt on the rim
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Has me thinking about him
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And my shaking hands can't hold back no morе tears

[Chorus]
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Now the fire on my tongue
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Is for those who die young
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And the weariness of we who stay behind
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There's poison sickness in my heart
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And I don't trust the ashes of my mind

[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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Whispering my shame
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To the bottom of my glass
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Won’t get me through the dawn
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Or make the darkness pass
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So I’ll hold out tonight
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And clench this bottle tight
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And drink about the light I saw in you

[Out-Chorus]
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Now the fire on my tongue
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Is for those who die young
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And the weariness of we who stay behind
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There's poison sickness in my heart
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It's tearing me apart
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And I don't trust the ashes of my mind