Lyrics
[verse]
We came down to the lakeside town to make a record play
Rented out a hall that night, watched it burn away
A crazy fan set off a flare up in the balcony
And smoke rolled out across the water for the world to see
[chorus]
Smoke on the water, ashes in the wind
Smoke on the water, we watched the walls give in
Smoke on the water, ashes in the wind
We'll build it up again before the summer ends
[verse]
We took our gear and found a place just down the empty street
An empty hall with funny floors, but the sound was still sweet
We cut the tape with borrowed trucks parked outside in the rain
And every note we laid to wax still carries that refrain
[chorus]
Smoke on the water, ashes in the wind
Smoke on the water, we watched the walls give in
Smoke on the water, ashes in the wind
We'll build it up again before the summer ends
[bridge]
Some nights are lost to chaos, some nights are lost to flame
But out of every ashes something rises just the same
We'll carry what we started to another town, another door
Smoke on the water is a story, not the end of the score
[chorus]
Smoke on the water, ashes in the wind
Smoke on the water, we watched the walls give in
Smoke on the water, ashes in the wind
We'll build it up again before the summer ends
