Story Behind The Song
REAL LIFE
Song Description
IT JUST WASN'T pc IN 1977 TO MIX RACE IN AMERICA, BUT HE TOOK A CHANCE AND ASK HER TO MARRY HIM
| Song Length |
3:22 |
Genre |
Pop - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Tense |
Subject |
Race/Ethnicity, Attracted, Crush |
| Language |
English |
Era |
1970 - 1979 |
Lyrics
BURN FIRE BURN
3:22
Burn fire burn
as the embers get much brighter
Burn fire Burn
as the flame of love gets higher
We as children in make believe
wonder round endlessly
playing games like mom and dad
pretending about kids we had
CHORUS
Burn fire burn
as the embers get much brighter
Burn fire Burn
as the flame of love gets higher
I was white and you were brown
In a cotton pickin' Delta Town
I rubbed my face with Georgia clay
Wishing I could stay that way
CHORUS
While knowing not that some bright day
It would all turn out that way
I set aside my pride
and asked you to be my bride
CHORUS
My one and only desire
Burns me like fire
I set aside my pride
and asked you to be my bride
CHORUS
SONGWRITERS; COUCH, KIRCHGATTER
DSA, NSAI, BMI-NASHVILLE
Original 1977 version
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ISRC: US246-06-77796