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 and stay tonight

Number one is to find some friends to say

"You're doing well

After all this time

You boys look just the same"

Number two is the happy hour at one of two hotels

Settle in to play

"Do you remember so and so? "

Number three is never say her name

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 she 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

And see which one of us can tell the biggest lies

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

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 she won't be around

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 she won't be around