Well it's bone dry,
The land was bone dry
Everybody's got their eye up on the sky
Ain't a cloud
Lord there ain't no cloud
Ain't a drop of rain gon' quench this thirsty ground
There's a wildfire
Knocking at your door
Saying it ain't safe to stay here no more
There's a wildfire
Everybody's leaving town
But Mad Tom and his old hound dog, sticking around
Oh the days are dark as night
The days are dark as night
The heavy smoke's gone and blocked out all the light
And the embers shine like stars
The embers shine like stars
You never seen stars that shine like this before
There's a wildfire
Coming up the hill,
Well Mad Tom said he gone stop it with his sheer force and will
There's a wildfire
They're knocking at your door
Saying it aint safe to stay here no more
I won't leave, I won't leave
Won't let you steal my home away like a thief
I won't leave, I won't leave
Can't let your steal my home away like a thief
Now his hound dog starts to cry
His hound dog starts to cry
Till the rain clouds start to form up in the sky
Then the rain came pouring down
The rain came pouring down
Mad Tom and and his hound dog gonna save this town
I won't leave, I won't leave
Can't let you steal my home like a thief
I won't leave, I won't leave
Won't let your steal my home like a thief
Now he looks it in the eye
He looks it in the eye
Soon that wildfire
Soon that wildfire
Is gonna die
There's a wildfire
They're knocking at your door
Saying it aint safe to stay here no more
There's a wildfire
Everybody's leaving town
But Mad Tom and his old hound dog, sticking around