Fire / Waste Away (Live)

Live at Progfest '97

 

Alright,

now dig this, baby

 

You don't care for me

I don't a-care about that

Got a new fool, ha

I'd like to laugh at

I have only one burning desire,

let me stand next to your fire

 

Hey (Let me stand next to your fire)

Let me stand next to your fire

(Let me stand next to your fire)

Whoa, let me stand, baby

(Let me stand next to your fire)

Let me stand

(Let me stand next to your fire)

Yeah, baby

 

Listen here, baby

and stop actin' so crazy

 

You say your mom ain't home,

it ain't my concern

Just a-play with me

and you won't get burned

I have only one itchin' desire,

let me stand next to your fire

 

Msssst, yeah (Let me stand next to your fire)

Let me stand, baby

(Let me stand next to your fire)

Let me stand

(Let me stand next to your fire)

Oh, let me stand

(Let me stand next to your fire)

 

Ow!

Ahh, move over, Rover

and let Jimi take over

Yeah, you know what I'm talk(in') about

Yeah, get on with it, baby

Ow

Yeah

 

Thats what I'm talkin' about

Now dig this

Ha!

Now listen, baby

 

You try to give me your money,

you better save it, babe

Save it for your rainy day

I have only one burnin' desire,

let me stand next to your fire, ha

 

Ow (Let me stand next to your fire)

Uh, let me stand

(Let me stand next to your fire)

Oh, let me stand, baby

(Let me stand next to your fire)

I ain't gonna do you no harm

(Let me stand next to your fire)

 

Ow

Yeah

You better move over, baby

I ain't gonna hurt ya, baby

Ah, I ain't talk(in') with your ol' lady

Ow

Ah, yes, this is Jimi talkin' to you

Yeah, baby

Doooo

 

Original by Jimi Hendrix

 

Neal Morse:

"We did this originally because, as an encore, 'Waste Away' is too slow.

So we surrounded it with 'Fire' by Hendrix to make it more exciting.

This is the first time we ever performed this rather odd segue, so it's

definately loose but the energy is there. Also, I left off the last verse

because they wanted to get John Wetton on, and we were already over time"

 

Some people are like gravy

Spilled on God's Sunday shirt

Some people are always getting better

Some people just get worse

 

Some people only waste so long before they waste away

Some people only waste so long until they waste away

Waste away now

 

Some people think they're dangerous

Well maybe just to little boys

some people always reaching for the sky

As if they had a choice

 

Some people only waste so long before they waste away

Some people only waste so long before they waste away

Waste away now

 

And I want to know

And I don't want to hear them cry

So I gotta go man I gotta go

I gotta go now

 

Some people think they're lucky

Like they thought of heaven first

Some people been holdin' back their love so long

I think they're 'bout to burst

 

Some people only waste so long before they waste away

Some people only waste so long before they waste away

Waste away now

 

Some people only waste so long before they waste away

Some people only waste so long before they waste away

Waste away now

 

Waste away

Waste away now

 

WASTE AWAY

Songtext: Hendrix, Jimi / Morse, Neal