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"Burn Down the Mission" is a track by Elton John, from the album Tumbleweed Connection, released 30th October 1970. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Elton John.
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[Verse 1] You tell me there's an angel in your tree Did he say he'd come to call on me? For things are getting desperate in our home Living in the parish of the restless folks I know [Pre-Chorus] Everybody now, bring your family down to the riverside Look to the east to see where the fat stock hide Behind four walls of stone the rich man sleeps It's time we put the flame torch to their keep [Chorus] Burn down the mission If we're gonna stay alive Watch the black smoke fly to heaven See the red flame light the sky Burn down the mission Burn it down to stay alive It's our only chance of living Take all you need to live inside [Verse 2] Deep in the woods the squirrels are out today My wife cried when they came to take me away, yeah But what more could I do just to keep her warm Than burn, burn, burn, burn down the mission walls? [Pre-Chorus] Now everybody, bring your family down to the riverside Look to the east to see where the fat stock hide Behind four walls of stone the rich man sleeps It's time we put the flame torch to their keep [Chorus] Burn down the mission, Lord If we're gonna stay alive Watch the black smoke fly to heaven See the red flame light the sky Burn down the mission, Lord If we're gonna stay alive It's our only chance of living Take all you need to live inside
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