The Core (Live 1978 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California)

Every morning, when I wake

Feeling soon begins to overtake me

Ringing in my ears resounds

Through my brain, it finally surrounds me

There is fire, there is life

There is passion, fever and fury

There is love and there is hate

There is longing, anger and worry

Oh, I am a flame

Feel it in my heart

And down at my core is the hottest part

I can burn without fuel

If it should become too cold

I know I can endure the frostbite

Oh, a blanket then I'll wrap around me

I keep myself so close to my sight

Where none can do me harm

Just as the river runs into the sea

'Cause every day, a fire alarm

Is deafening the silence all around me

Oh, I am a flame

Feel it in my heart

And down at my core is the hottest part

I can burn without fuel

Ooh, you can trust me, we can laugh

Together we can share our sorrow

And, I will give you secrets too

An attitude that you may borrow

Gypsy woman said to me

"One thing you must bear in your mind

You are young and you are free

But damned if you're deceased in your own lifetime"

Oh, you have a flame

Feel it in your heart

And down at the core is the hottest part

We can burn without fuel

Thank you