Something about this song has got me a bit spellbound today.
Maybe it's b/c thematically it's about running off on your motorcycle and going out to see the world, something I can relate to.
But lyrically it's much different than other Seger tunes.
Check below:
Fire Lake
Who's gonna ride that chrome three wheelerWho's gonna make that first mistake
Who wants to wear those gypsy leathers
All the way to Fire Lake
Who wants to break the news about Uncle Joe
You remember Uncle Joe
He was the one afraid to cut the cake
Who wants to tell poor Aunt Sarah
Joe's run off to Fire Lake
Joe's run off to Fire Lake
Who wants to brave those bronze beauties
Lying in the sun
With their long soft hair falling
Flying as they run
Oh they smile so shy
And they flirt so well
And they lay you down so fast
Till you look straight up and say
Oh Lord
Am I really here at last
Who wants to play those eights and aces
Who wants a raise
Who needs a stake
Who wants to take that long shot gamble
And head out to Fire Lake
Head out
Who wants to go to Fire Lake
And head out
Who wants to go to Fire Lake
Head out
Out to Fire Lake
Who's gonna do it
Found these explanations of the songs this morning:
http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/8506/
My Opinion:
Uncle Joe is Old School Biker. Has a custom chromed out three wheeler because he's getting on in years. Probably a '49 Pan Head Stroker or something nice like that. Kick start only.Wears old school Gypsy leathers (25 yr old Schott jacket, chaps and steel toed Red Wing engineer boots) as opposed to the new embossed, Chinese made, commercialized crap the new guys wear. Fire Lake is just a nice ride up the canyon. Plenty of young, good looking women to check out. They lay you down so fast because every biker eventually has to lay his bike down to avoid smacking into a green painted cager or to keep from going over the high side. That he was afraid to cut the cake means that he never did settle down and marry his Old Lady, Sarah (cutting the wedding cake at the wedding reception). It would have restricted his freedom too much. Uncle Joe was an Outlaw Biker.
The real deal.
The Outlaw, Wild Bill Hickok, was shot from behind by Jack McCall in Deadwood, South Dakota, while holding a poker hand consisting of 2 black aces, 2 black eights and the deuce of spades. This is known as "The Dead Man's Hand".
If you have ever been to a Bob Seger concert, you would have noticed that at least 50% of those attending are bikers. I don't know any bikers who don't like Bob Seger.
Flag Bolioon April 15, 2013 Link
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well lets see bob seger is from michigan and fire lake refers to torch lake in michigan which by the way was voted second most beutiful lake in the world by national gegraphic and gypsy leathers has any one heard of the gypsy jokers m.c. and that they were alomost taken out of existance by the hells angels and uncle joe was a survier hence the chrome three wheeler and aces n eights dead mans hand go blue check out puremichigan420@youtube
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