"Fire Inside" lyrics

Fire inside, and a wish I could put it out
Something takes hold; I don't like what they talk about
Five years since he stepped outside of his house
I'll bet it's been longer since he made pronouncements
He no longer cares for the world and its wares

But I see no life behind these shining windows
No smoke from above, no smell of burning cinders
The house lies in wait for the transient tourist
Freshly spruced up for the unerring purist
What else can you do for an unspoiled view?

Something is making me sadder today
Something is making my head turn away
Not a single blade out of sorts
Bet that grass knows just who's boss

Drive me to somewhere, let's take a walk
Some place we know that they can't hear us talk
This place is just the same
I recalled it with fondness, but now it's with shame

What's to become of a world that is no longer young?
That only wakes up when the winter and winds are all done?
Painting the fences, the young hold their tongue
Or pack up their bags and decide they must run
'Cause the people don't care for the people out there

Something is making me sadder today
Something is making my head turn away
Let's not get old too soon
On this seldom summer afternoon

Drive me to somewhere, let's take a walk
I know how you struggle, so let's keep it short
This place is just the same
I recalled it with fondness, but I

And, all at once, the sense that I
Could be the one who's got it all wrong
Is this my own offense
My resistance, my persistence?

Drive me to somewhere and let's take a walk
Some place we know that they can't hear us talk
This place is just the same
I recalled it with fondness; now let me again
Won't you let me recall again?