Flame Trees

Kids out driving Saturday afternoon pass me by

I'm just savouring familiar sights

We share some history, this town and I

And I can't stop that long forgotten feeling of him

Time to book a room to stay tonight, mhm

Number one is to find some friends to say, you're doing well

After all this time, you boys look just the same, hmm

Number two is the happy hour at one of two hotels

Settle in to play "Do you remember so and so?", oh

Number three is never say his name

And, oh, the flame trees will blind the weary driver

And there's nothing else could set fire to this town

There's no change, there's no pace

Everything within its place

Just makes it harder to believe that he won't be around

Oh, who needs that sentimental bullshit, anyway

You know it takes more than just a memory to make me cry

And I'm happy just to sit here, round a table with old friends

See which one of us can tell the biggest lies, ohh

And there's a girl, she's falling in love near where the pianola stands

With a young local factory out-of-worker, just holding hands

And I'm wondering if he'll go or if he'll stay

Do you remember, nothing stopped us on the field

In our day

Oh, the flame trees will blind the weary driver, mhm

And there's nothing else could set fire to this town

There's no change, there's no pace

Everything within its place

Just makes it harder to believe that he won't be around