Flame Trees - by Cold Chisel.
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Written by Steve Prestwich/Don Walker
From "Twentieth Century" [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/cold_chisel/flame_trees.html ]
Kids out driving Saturday afternoon just pass me by
I'm just savouring familiar sights
We shared some history, this town and I
And I can't stop that long forgotton feeling of her
Time to book a room and stay tonight.
Number one is to find some friends to say "You're doing wel..."
After all this time you boys look just the same."
Number two is the happy hour at one of two hotels,
And settle in to play "Do you remember so and so?".
Number three is never say her 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 it's place
Just makes it harder to believe that she won't be around.
But 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, at 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 auto-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 it's 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 it's place
Just makes it harder to believe that she won't be around.
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by Unregistered on Dec 26th 2011 8:39 am
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Its about elizebeth in adelaid hes sayin how nothing has changed and it makes it hard to beleave he wont see and old gf again caz it is exactly how it was wen he left and elizebeth is so much like that he is talking bout holdens wen he says the girl fallin in love with a man working at the local auto factory if u been there u wud know
by Unregistered on Dec 15th 2011 9:18 am
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Chills. Magic. Memories floating all around. I fly around, twoards my place, my home, myself.
by Unregistered on Dec 13th 2011 7:50 am
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Flame trees was written by don walker about the town he grew up in, grafton nsw. It is about him coming "home", catching up with some old friends and reminiscing about an old girlfriend. Grafton is not only famous for the jacaranda trees that line our streets, we also have beautiful illawarra flame trees. As you drive into grafton along the pacific hwy you can see the wonderful red of the flame trees hence the line "oh the flame trees will blind the weary driver".
by Unregistered on Dec 5th 2011 2:06 am
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Was at the cold chisel concert last week. Barnesy said this song is about adelaide.
by Unregistered on Nov 10th 2011 7:55 pm
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This place looks and feels the same but something is missing and it will never be the same without her
by Unregistered on Nov 4th 2011 6:28 am
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Moved away for a long time, great to be back to visit, but nothing's changed!
by Unregistered on Sep 8th 2011 4:12 am
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When life gives me lemons i put them to my chest and pretend i have boobs for awhile
by Unregistered on Sep 8th 2011 4:11 am
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My brother went to hogwarts. I am a squib. Please don't judge me. I can see dementors at least...
by Unregistered on Sep 8th 2011 4:10 am
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My heart is like a sinking stone and no matter how hard i try to swim towards the surface of the water, i am dragged under the raging depths of sea.