The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The day the earth caught fire

We stood outside the world was laughing

And in the city square they cast umbrellas to the sky

The sun above my head was burnin' greedy red

The horns began to blow three cheers for Jericho

The first evacuee I was headed for the sea I saw them

The roadside refugees the boys

With bloody knees who waved

Abandoned cars that lay too tired to drive away

A world in flames today was all the papers had to say

Run for your life the earth's caught fire

Run for your life the earth's caught fire run run run

Run for your life the earth's on fire

Run for your life the earth's on fire run run run

The streetcar prophet said

You thought that God was dead I warned you

The sinners and the saved

They fell down to their knees and prayed

Believers held their breath and stoned a witch to death

The leaders and the led said blow the bloody reds away

Run for your life the earth's caught fire

Run for your life the earth's caught fire run run run

Run for your life the earth's on fire

Run for your life the earth's on fire run run run

Run for your life the earth's caught fire

Run for your life the earth's caught fire run run run

Run for your life run for your life

Run for your life the earth's on fire run for your life