WHEN THE FIRE GETS HOT
(Tom Benjamin)


Zella Lehr - 1978





Whatcha gonna do when the lightning strikes 
And you can't get to sleep at night
The man you need's livin' way cross town
How you'd love to hear the sound of his voice

So you try the TV, but nothin's on 
Walk the floor and you're feelin' so alone
You fight it just as long as you can
Give it up and you call him on the phone

You take a woman, you take a man
You start a fire in the fryin' pan
It's all bound to get outta hand 
When the fire gets hot

You look back and say never again
Then you go lookin' for another friend
There's no tellin' how the story ends
When the fire gets hot

He hears your voice, you can tell he's pleased
Can he come on by, he's stopped feelin' low at ease
You will hope that he might find the time
Just like you, he's glad you're on the line

You wanta keep it light, boy, avoid a scene
You won't lose again if you never give a thing
Then you hear him pull up into the drive
You ???? your face when you're feelin' so alive

You take a woman, you take a man
You start a fire in the fryin' pan
It's all bound to get outta hand 
When the fire gets hot

You look back and say never again
Then you go lookin' for another friend
There's no tellin' how the story ends
When the fire gets hot

You take a woman, you take a man
You start a fire in the fryin' pan
Things are bound to get outta hand 
When the fire gets hot

You look back and say never again
Then you go lookin' for another friend
There's no tellin' how the story ends
When the fire gets hot

You take a woman, you take a man
You start a fire in the fryin' pan
Things are bound to get outta hand 
When the fire gets hot






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2013)