The fire down below (video) (intro)

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1. Here comes old Rosie, she's looking mighty fine

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here comes hot Nancy, she's steppin' right on time

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there go the street lights bringing on the night

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here come the men, faces hidden from the light

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All through the shadows, ah, they come and they go,

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with only one thing in common, they got the fire down below.

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2. Here come the rich man in his big long limousine,

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here come the poor man, all you got to have is green.

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Here come the banker and the lawyer and the cop,

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one thing for certain, it ain't never gonna stop.

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When it all gets too heavy, that's when they come and they go,

they go,

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with only one thing in common, they got the fire down below.

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It happens out in Vegas, it happens in Moline,

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on the blue blood streets of Boston, up in Berkeley and out in Queens.

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And it went on yesterday and it's going on tonight,

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somewhere there's somebody ain't treatin' somebody right.

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3. And he's looking out for Rosie, she's looking mighty fine,

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and he's walking the streets for Nancy, and he'll find her everytime.

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And when the street lights flicker, bringing on the night,

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well, they'll be slipping into darkness, slipping out of sight.

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All through the midnight watch 'em come and watch 'em go,

ah go,

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with only one thing in common, they got the fire down below,

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ah, burning down below.

+ instrumental = verse 2 + CHORUS

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4. And he's looking out for Rosie, she's looking mighty fine,

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and he's walking the streets for Nancy, and he'll find her every time,

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and when the street lights flicker, bringing on the night,

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well, they'll be slipping into darkness, slipping out of sight.

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All through the shadows, watch 'em come and watch 'em go,

ahh, they go,

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with only one thing in common, they got the fire down below.

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Ohh, they got one thing in common, they got the fire down below,

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only got one thing in common, they got the fire down below.

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(orig. capo 3rd) (Bob Seger)