Barn Burning

There's a red sky blazing
Send water down the line
It's miles out in the country
And she ain't helping anything this time.
I wasn't looking for a rescue.
And, I don't mind saying I was young.

Barn Burning on a summer night,
Barn Burning against the stars.
You might think the world could end tonight
It's a start, it's a start, it's a start.

The morning brings changes
Red embers on the ground
The harvest was scattered
And the tin-roof, all torn down.
I wasn't looking for a rescue.
And, I don't mind saying I was young.

Barn Burning on a summer night,
Barn Burning against the stars.
You might think the world could end tonight
It's a start, it's a start, it's a start.

copyright 2002; Niel Brooks