The Fire on My Tongue

Billy Strings

Renewal (Album)

There ain't enough corn mash In this whole sorry town To wash off or burn out The way it all went down But that cork squeaks so loud When it’s sneaking its way out That I’m afraid to death she's going to hear Now the fire on my tongue Is for those who die young And the weariness of we who stay behind There's poison sickness in my heart And I don't trust the ashes of my mind I’ve got too many sorrows And far too little time To sit and drown out these memories Under Tennessee rye But the salt on the rim Has me thinking about him And my shaking hands can't hold back no morе tears Now the fire on my tonguе Is for those who die young And the weariness of we who stay behind There's poison sickness in my heart And I don't trust the ashes of my mind Whispering my shame To the bottom of my glass Won’t get me through the dawn Or make the darkness pass So I’ll hold out tonight And clench this bottle tight And drink about the light I saw in you Now the fire on my tongue Is for those who die young And the weariness of we who stay behind There's poison sickness in my heart It’s tearing me apart And I don't trust the ashes of my mind

Total plays 126
Total teases 0
Percent of All Shows 12.50%
Percent of Shows Since Debut 31.90%
Times opened 41
Times encored 1
Sets opened
One set show 1 times
Set 1 40 times
Set 2 15 times
Set 3 1 times
Sets closed
Set 1 4 times
Songs before
  • Pyramid Country (6 times - 4.76%)
  • While I'm Waiting Here (3 times - 2.38%)
  • John Deere Tractor (3 times - 2.38%)
  • My Alice (3 times - 2.38%)
  • Tennessee Stud (2 times - 1.59%)
Songs after
  • Bronzeback (24 times - 19.05%)
  • Must Be Seven (16 times - 12.7%)
  • Secrets (10 times - 7.94%)
  • Ole Slew-Foot (9 times - 7.14%)
  • Know It All (8 times - 6.35%)

110 show Attendees
Hide and Seek, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
110 show Attendees
Hide and Seek, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
60 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin'
60 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin'
143 show Attendees
So Many Miles, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
143 show Attendees
So Many Miles, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
176 show Attendees
My Alice, The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
176 show Attendees
My Alice, The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
169 show Attendees
Pyramid Country > The Fire on My Tongue , Fire on the Mountain
169 show Attendees
Pyramid Country > The Fire on My Tongue , Fire on the Mountain
63 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
63 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
74 show Attendees
Sally Goodin > The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
74 show Attendees
Sally Goodin > The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
36 show Attendees
Pyramid Country > The Fire on My Tongue > Dusty Miller
36 show Attendees
Pyramid Country > The Fire on My Tongue > Dusty Miller
72 show Attendees
John Deere Tractor, The Fire on My Tongue > Sally Goodin
72 show Attendees
John Deere Tractor, The Fire on My Tongue > Sally Goodin
69 show Attendees
Don't Neglect the Rose, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
69 show Attendees
Don't Neglect the Rose, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
42 show Attendees
Be Your Man, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
42 show Attendees
Be Your Man, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
68 show Attendees
Secrets, The Fire on My Tongue , A Robin Built a Nest on Daddy's Grave
68 show Attendees
Secrets, The Fire on My Tongue , A Robin Built a Nest on Daddy's Grave
57 show Attendees
Pyramid Country > The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
57 show Attendees
Pyramid Country > The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
58 show Attendees
While I'm Waiting Here, The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
58 show Attendees
While I'm Waiting Here, The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
12 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
12 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
13 show Attendees
Dusty Miller, The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
13 show Attendees
Dusty Miller, The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
66 show Attendees
Ernest T Grass > The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
66 show Attendees
Ernest T Grass > The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
128 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
128 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
96 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
96 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
59 show Attendees
Georgia Buck, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
59 show Attendees
Georgia Buck, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
183 show Attendees
with Bryan Sutton Ready for the Times to Get Better, The Fire on My Tongue > How Mountain Girls Can Love
183 show Attendees
with Bryan Sutton
Ready for the Times to Get Better, The Fire on My Tongue > How Mountain Girls Can Love
179 show Attendees
Long Forgotten Dream, The Fire on My Tongue > Drifter's Escape
179 show Attendees
Long Forgotten Dream, The Fire on My Tongue > Drifter's Escape
142 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Bronzeback
142 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Bronzeback
49 show Attendees
Bound to Ride, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
49 show Attendees
Bound to Ride, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
100 show Attendees
Tennessee Stud, The Fire on My Tongue > The Hobo Song
100 show Attendees
Tennessee Stud, The Fire on My Tongue > The Hobo Song
6 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
6 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
20 show Attendees
Escanaba, The Fire on My Tongue > Riding the Midnight Train
20 show Attendees
Escanaba, The Fire on My Tongue > Riding the Midnight Train
21 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Salt Creek
21 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Salt Creek
57 show Attendees
with Duane Trucks Johnny B. Goode, The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
57 show Attendees
with Duane Trucks
Johnny B. Goode, The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
33 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
33 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
16 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Salt Creek
16 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Salt Creek
17 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Gold Rush
17 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Gold Rush
26 show Attendees
Bronzeback > The Fire on My Tongue , Heartbeat of America
26 show Attendees
Bronzeback > The Fire on My Tongue , Heartbeat of America
121 show Attendees
While I'm Waiting Here, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
121 show Attendees
While I'm Waiting Here, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
108 show Attendees
West Dakota Rose, The Fire on My Tongue > Riding the Midnight Train
108 show Attendees
West Dakota Rose, The Fire on My Tongue > Riding the Midnight Train
2 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
2 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
6 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
6 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
42 show Attendees
Pretty Daughter, The Fire on My Tongue > Drifter's Escape
42 show Attendees
Pretty Daughter, The Fire on My Tongue > Drifter's Escape
37 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
37 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
100 show Attendees
Cruisin' Timber, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
100 show Attendees
Cruisin' Timber, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
39 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Dusty Miller
39 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Dusty Miller
54 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > John Hardy
54 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > John Hardy
7 show Attendees
John Deere Tractor, The Fire on My Tongue , Doin' Things Right
7 show Attendees
John Deere Tractor, The Fire on My Tongue , Doin' Things Right
3 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Ocean Of Diamonds
3 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Ocean Of Diamonds
9 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Home of the Red Fox
9 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Home of the Red Fox
141 show Attendees
It's Raining Here This Morning, The Fire on My Tongue , Ole Slew-Foot
141 show Attendees
It's Raining Here This Morning, The Fire on My Tongue , Ole Slew-Foot
74 show Attendees
My Alice, The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
74 show Attendees
My Alice, The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
23 show Attendees
Soon Forget, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
23 show Attendees
Soon Forget, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
27 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
27 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
60 show Attendees
Colleen Malone, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
60 show Attendees
Colleen Malone, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
60 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
60 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
119 show Attendees
Libby Phillips Rag, The Fire on My Tongue
119 show Attendees
Libby Phillips Rag, The Fire on My Tongue
119 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Riding the Midnight Train
119 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Riding the Midnight Train
40 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > John Hardy
40 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > John Hardy
47 show Attendees
Turmoil & Tinfoil, The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
47 show Attendees
Turmoil & Tinfoil, The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
74 show Attendees
Streamline Cannonball, The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
74 show Attendees
Streamline Cannonball, The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
86 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
86 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
5 show Attendees
My Alice, The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
5 show Attendees
My Alice, The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
11 show Attendees
Uncle Pen, The Fire on My Tongue
11 show Attendees
Uncle Pen, The Fire on My Tongue
8 show Attendees
Home, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
8 show Attendees
Home, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
10 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
10 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
9 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
9 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
53 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
53 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
48 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Black Clouds
48 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Black Clouds
20 show Attendees
Been All Around This World, The Fire on My Tongue > Air Mail Special
20 show Attendees
Been All Around This World, The Fire on My Tongue > Air Mail Special
49 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Drifter's Escape
49 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Drifter's Escape
154 show Attendees
Fire Line, The Fire on My Tongue , Crown of Thorns
154 show Attendees
Fire Line, The Fire on My Tongue , Crown of Thorns
11 show Attendees
Turmoil & Tinfoil, The Fire on My Tongue , Secrets
11 show Attendees
Turmoil & Tinfoil, The Fire on My Tongue , Secrets
19 show Attendees
Gone a Long Time, The Fire on My Tongue > A Letter to Seymour
19 show Attendees
Gone a Long Time, The Fire on My Tongue > A Letter to Seymour
19 show Attendees
Home, The Fire on My Tongue , Ole Slew-Foot
19 show Attendees
Home, The Fire on My Tongue , Ole Slew-Foot
100 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
100 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
14 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
14 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
49 show Attendees
While I'm Waiting Here, The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
49 show Attendees
While I'm Waiting Here, The Fire on My Tongue > Know It All
7 show Attendees
Hide and Seek, The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
7 show Attendees
Hide and Seek, The Fire on My Tongue > Secrets
28 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
28 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
15 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , How Mountain Girls Can Love
15 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , How Mountain Girls Can Love
7 show Attendees
The Tall Tall Grass, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
7 show Attendees
The Tall Tall Grass, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
60 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
60 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
40 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
40 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
21 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Bronzeback
21 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Bronzeback
0 show Attendees
with Alex Hargreaves The Fire on My Tongue
0 show Attendees
with Alex Hargreaves
The Fire on My Tongue
104 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
104 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
17 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > While I'm Waiting Here
17 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > While I'm Waiting Here
122 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
122 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
43 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
43 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
15 show Attendees
Old Mexico > The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
15 show Attendees
Old Mexico > The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
51 show Attendees
West Dakota Rose, The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
51 show Attendees
West Dakota Rose, The Fire on My Tongue > Ole Slew-Foot
7 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
7 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
26 show Attendees
Nothing's Working, The Fire on My Tongue > Clinch Mountain Backstep
26 show Attendees
Nothing's Working, The Fire on My Tongue > Clinch Mountain Backstep
26 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
26 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
11 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > All Fall Down
11 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > All Fall Down
35 show Attendees
Pyramid Country > The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
35 show Attendees
Pyramid Country > The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
66 show Attendees
Dust in a Baggie, The Fire on My Tongue , Drifter's Escape
66 show Attendees
Dust in a Baggie, The Fire on My Tongue , Drifter's Escape
32 show Attendees
Rocky Raccoon, The Fire on My Tongue > Salty Sheep
32 show Attendees
Rocky Raccoon, The Fire on My Tongue > Salty Sheep
31 show Attendees
Tennessee Stud, The Fire on My Tongue , Sally Goodin
31 show Attendees
Tennessee Stud, The Fire on My Tongue , Sally Goodin
8 show Attendees
Pyramid Country > The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
8 show Attendees
Pyramid Country > The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
47 show Attendees
Manzanita, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
47 show Attendees
Manzanita, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
28 show Attendees
Watch It Fall, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
28 show Attendees
Watch It Fall, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
77 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Clinch Mountain Backstep
77 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Clinch Mountain Backstep
46 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
46 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
54 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
54 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
6 show Attendees
Beaumont Rag, The Fire on My Tongue > How Mountain Girls Can Love
6 show Attendees
Beaumont Rag, The Fire on My Tongue > How Mountain Girls Can Love
37 show Attendees
Show Me the Door, The Fire on My Tongue
37 show Attendees
Show Me the Door, The Fire on My Tongue
28 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Taking Water
28 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Taking Water
15 show Attendees
Little Sadie, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
15 show Attendees
Little Sadie, The Fire on My Tongue > Bronzeback
37 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Clinch Mountain Backstep
37 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Clinch Mountain Backstep
15 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Ernest T Grass
15 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Ernest T Grass
101 show Attendees
Red Wing, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
101 show Attendees
Red Wing, The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
47 show Attendees
Home of the Red Fox > The Fire on My Tongue , I'm Still Here
47 show Attendees
Home of the Red Fox > The Fire on My Tongue , I'm Still Here
4 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
4 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Must Be Seven
6 show Attendees
Red Daisy, The Fire on My Tongue , Fire Line
6 show Attendees
Red Daisy, The Fire on My Tongue , Fire Line
49 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Bronzeback
49 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Bronzeback
9 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Big Mon
9 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue > Big Mon
4 show Attendees
Shenandoah Breakdown > The Fire on My Tongue , Hellbender
4 show Attendees
Shenandoah Breakdown > The Fire on My Tongue , Hellbender
12 show Attendees
Lonesome L.A. Cowboy, The Fire on My Tongue > Little Maggie
12 show Attendees
Lonesome L.A. Cowboy, The Fire on My Tongue > Little Maggie
17 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Stone Walls and Steel Bars
17 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Stone Walls and Steel Bars
23 show Attendees
Loser, The Fire on My Tongue , Leaders
23 show Attendees
Loser, The Fire on My Tongue , Leaders
8 show Attendees
Watch It Fall, The Fire on My Tongue > Clinch Mountain Backstep
8 show Attendees
Watch It Fall, The Fire on My Tongue > Clinch Mountain Backstep
12 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Watch It Fall
12 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Watch It Fall
16 show Attendees
Pyramid Country > The Fire on My Tongue > And Your Bird Can Sing
16 show Attendees
Pyramid Country > The Fire on My Tongue > And Your Bird Can Sing
20 show Attendees
John Deere Tractor, The Fire on My Tongue > Hide and Seek
20 show Attendees
John Deere Tractor, The Fire on My Tongue > Hide and Seek
30 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , In the Morning Light
30 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , In the Morning Light
13 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Walk On Boy
13 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Walk On Boy
10 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Thirst Mutilator
10 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , Thirst Mutilator
18 show Attendees
Run Down, The Fire on My Tongue > Clinch Mountain Backstep
18 show Attendees
Run Down, The Fire on My Tongue > Clinch Mountain Backstep
5 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , In the Morning Light
5 show Attendees
The Fire on My Tongue , In the Morning Light