Name: Fires of August (single)
Duration: P00H04M30S
Description: Inspired by the California lightning fires of August 2020. For all those who fought to save homes, and those who lost them. All proceeds will go to fire relief efforts in Monterey County.

Fires of August (single)

by Scott Fenton

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Inspired by the California lightning fires of August 2020. For all those who fought to save homes, and those who lost them. All proceeds will go to fire relief efforts in Monterey County.

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Almost never does the thunder shake you awake
But one summer night we had more than we could take
10,000 strikes hit ground that night and day
We were lucky just to get out of harm’s way

Packed up what we could chose the memories we’d save
Threw it all in the trunk and looked back as we drove away

Well the engines came from all across the state
Put themselves in front of danger before it was too late
With their shovels and Pulaskis, McLeods and cotton hose
Just how many homes were burning, no one could really know

But I had you and we knew we were safe
and our hearts broke for those who lost it all that day

Well you can burn down the mountain
You can burn down the trees
If those flames go to the ocean
They won’t take you from me

It was a few days later they let us go back in
Some found the charred remains of a life that once had been
Sifting through the rubble, a few photographs remained
Of the house that held their memories and gave them shelter til that day

Well you can burn down the mountain
You can burn down the trees
If those flames go to the ocean
They won’t take you from me

And if the fires of August
From the flames of July
Are still burning in September
We will always get by

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released September 4, 2020
© 2020 Scott Fenton Music

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