Fire On The Mountain - Live Lyrics
The Marshall Tucker Band
Lyrics
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 heaven's at the end but so far it's been hell
And there's fire on the mountain, lightning in the air
Gold in them hills and it's waitin' for me there
We were diggin' and siftin' from 5 to 5
Sellin' 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
And there's fire on the mountain, lightning in the air
Gold in them hills and it's waitin' for me there
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 forty-four guns
And there's fire on the mountain, lightning in the air
Gold in them hills and it's waitin' for me there
Now my widow, she weeps by my grave
Tears flow free for her man she couldn't save
Shot down in cold blood by a gun that carried fame
All for a useless and no good worthless claim
And there's fire on the mountain, lightning in the air
Gold in them hills and it's waitin' for me there
Fire on the mountain, lightning in the air
Gold in them hills and it's waitin' for me there
Waitin' for me there
Song & Lyrics Facts
The Marshall Tucker Band's "Fire on the Mountain" was released in 1977 as part of their album Carolina Dreams. The song was written by Toy Caldwell and George McCorkle, two members of the band.
It is a live recording that features the band's signature combination of rock, country, blues, and jazz. The lyrics tell the story of a man who has lost his way but still has faith that he will come out of the darkness and find his way back to a better life. The song has become one of the band's most popular songs and continues to be performed at their concerts today.