The Red Plains Lyrics - The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby

Four walls I built one winter, she came to share my name 

For years we lived as lovers on the open plains 

And far off the heat wave shimmers, pipelines and the gasoline 

One day it all came running like a bad dream 

The fire, smoke-filled lungs 

Hope I'll be standing when the day is through 

Staring out at the red plains 

And we're hiding out from the smoke and the rage 

Well, a lifetime living on the red plains 

Watching out as it all goes up in flames 

Get up on Sunday morning, repent for Friday night 

Don't let 'em tell you, gonna be a fair fight 

I gave her clothes and a diamond, she loved the things that shine 

But one day the gold and the silver get left behind 

The fire, smoke-filled rooms 

Hope I'll be standing when the day is through 

We're staring out at the red plains 

And we're hiding out from the flood and the smoke 

Yeah, a lifetime living on the red plains 

And watching out as it all goes up in flames 

Fire, smoke-filled rooms 

Hope I'll be standing when the day is through 

Yeah, we're staring out at the red plains 

Yeah, we're hiding out from the smoke and the rage 

Hope we got a lifetime living on the red plains 

And watching out as it all goes up in flames