THE MARQUEE'S ON FIRE

out front of the theatre tonight
the marquee's on fire but it's raining
and no one has a fire extinguisher
and no one has an umbrella
and love is a tired old song and dance
but somehow I keep performing
right now I want you so heavy I'd steal
to see you wake up in the morning

(chorus)
the marquee the marquee the marquee
the marquee's on fire
the marquee the marquee the marquee
the marquee's on fire

and Atlanta's a city with nine lives
overgrown with songbirds and sin
and baby I know if you and I fall in love
we'll burn down Atlanta again
we'll burn it on down 'neath the full moon
we'll march ourselves down to the sea
we'll kill and we'll die for each other and
rip pages out of history

(chorus)

both armies are guilty
of heinous war crimes
baby let's fight the good fight this time

the marquee's on fire and I wonder
which one of us started the blaze
inside they're still screening the movie
while out here we're freeing the slaves
out here we're constructing the pyramids
out here we're moaning the blues
out here we're defying all space and time
and I'm scribbling this note to you

(chorus)

both armies are guilty
of heinous war crimes
baby let's fight the good fight this time

yeah baby the marquee's on fire
and Atlanta's a city with nine lives
but the marquee's on fire