Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Van Halen
Canonical path: /van-halen/fire-in-the-hole
Related lyric paths: 6
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Fire in the Hole
Read Fire in the Hole lyrics by Van Halen on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Fire in the Hole
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In a word to the wisdom tooth
To tell, or not the truth (yeah)
So open up and say ahh-men
Rinse cup, and spit again
Forked tongue in double speak
Pretty soon you just might
Spring a leak
Inhale before you begin
Your iron lung's a bag of wind
There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire
Sweet 'n' sour, filibuster
Faucet pouring, fresh 'n' bitter
Come on smile and say cheese
On a count of three
Ya got a mindful of decavities
Hey!
Chew your words, lest you choke
You better watch your mouth
Wash it out with soap. Yeah!
Tongue tied in a tangled web
Your bile inside better left unsaid
There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire!
Ah, shoot it!
Hey-hey-yeah!
Huh!
Yeah!
Hey-hey-yeah!
(Hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire, fire, fire
A fire!
Rudder of ship, which sets the course
Does not the bit, bridle the horse
Great is the forest, set by a small flame
Like a tongue on fire, no one can tame
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