The Grateful Dead – Scarlet Begonias / Touch of Grey / Fire on the Mountain

The Grateful Dead – Scarlet Begonias / Touch of Grey / Fire on the Mountain Lyrics

Artist: The Grateful Dead
Song: Scarlet Begonias / Touch of Grey / Fire on the Mountain

As I was walking ’round Grosvenor Square
Not a chill to the winter
But a nip to the air
From the other direction

She was calling my eye
It could be an illusion
But I might as well try
Might as well try

She had rings on her fingers
And bells on her shoes
And I knew without asking
She was into the blues

She wore scarlet begonias
Tucked into her curls
I knew right away
She was not like other girls

Other girls
In the heat of the evening
When the dеaling got rough
She was too pat to open

And too cool to bluff
I picked up my matchеs
And was closing the door
I had one of those flashes

I’d been there before
Been there before
I ain’t often right
But I’ve never been wrong

It seldom turns out the way
It does in the song
Once in a while
You can get shown the light

In the strangest of places
If you look at it right
There ain’t nothing wrong
With the way she moves

Or scarlet begonias
Or a touch of the blues
There’s nothing wrong with
The look that’s in her eye

I had to learn the hard way
To let her pass by
Let her pass by
The wind in the willows played tea for two

The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
Strangers stopping strangers
Just to shake their hand
Everybody’s playing

In the Heart of Gold Band
Heart of Gold Band
Must be getting early
Clocks are running late

Paint by number morning sky looks so phony
Dawn is breaking everywhere
Light a candle, curse the glare
Draw the curtains, I don’t care but it’s alright

I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive

I see you’ve got your fist out
Say your piece and get out
Yes, I get the gist of it, but it’s alright
Well, I have to say

Not really much at play
Every silver lining’s got a touch of grey
I will get by
I will get by

I will get by
I will survive
It’s a lesson to me
The Ables and the Bakers and the C’s

The ABCs we all must face
Try to keep a little grace
It’s a lesson to me
The Deltas and the East and the Freeze

The ABCs we all think of
Could try to keep a little love
I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years

It’s even worse than it appears, but it’s alright
Cow is given kerosene
Kid can’t read at seventeen
The words he knows are all obscene, but it’s alright

I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive

The shoe is on the hand it fits
There’s really nothing much to it
Whistle through your teeth and spit, ’cause it’s alright
Oh, well, a touch of grey, kind of suits you anyway

That’s all I really had to say, and it’s alright
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by

I will survive
We will get by
We will get by
We will get by

We will survive
We will get by
We will get by
We will get by

We will survive
Long distance runner, what you standin’ there for?
Get up, get on, get out of the door
Playing cold music on the barroom floor

Drowned in your laughter and dead to the core
There’s a dragon with matches that’s loose on the town
Take a whole pail of water just to cool him down
Fire! Fire on the mountain!

Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Almost ablaze, still you don’t feel the heat

It takes all you got just to stay on the beat
You say it’s a livin’, we all gotta eat
But you’re here alone, there’s no one to compete
If Mercy’s in business, I wish it for you

More than just ashes when your dreams come true
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!

Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Long distance runner, what you holdin’ out for?
Caught in slow motion in a fall to the floor
The fire from the stage has spread to the floor

You gave all you had, why you wanna give more?
The more that you give, the more it will take
To that thin line beyond which you really can’t fake
Fire! Fire on the mountain!

Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire! (Fire!) Fire on the mountain!
Fire! Fire on the mountain!

Fire! (Fire!) Fire on the mountain!
(Well) Fire! Fire on the mountain!
Fire!
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The Grateful Dead Lyrics – Scarlet Begonias / Touch of Grey / Fire on the Mountain

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From the album:
30 Days of Dead 2014
Release Year: 1974