The Taxpayers - As the Sun Beat Down lyrics

[Intro] [Verse 1] When the fire broke on Brighton Road Traffic stopped Some old man hit the pavement And they ushered in the cops And the camera crews arrived And people gathered all around [Refrain] As the sun beat down As the sun beat down [Sax Solo] [Verse 2] Picked up the phone "It's no emergency, but come on over quick" Ricky drove his old Ford truck over to give us both a lift Headed for the hospital, that big one downtown [Refrain] As the sun beat down As the sun beat down [Verse 3] It was a day that broke records Melting tar on every block People dropping from the climate in the streets Something died inside that sweltering garage A sacrificial lamb in honor of the heat, yeah and [Refrain] And the sun beat down And the sun beat down And the sun beat down And the sun beat down [Coda] August 23rd, 1959 Got word from the nurse there hadn't been enough time Screaming baby boy now slept without a sound As the sun beat down