Let the world go burn

7/30/1997

You didn't want to love me,
The troubles could be dire,
But darling, where there's this much smoke
You know there must be fire.

The consequences worry you -
I watch your poor heart churn.
Don't put out the fire between us -
Just let the world go burn.

The sparks that fly between us
Are too hot to ignore,
And I don't want to put them out,
Darling, I want more.

Don't close your heart away from me,
Don't try to look so stern.
Just feel the warmth from the fire between us,
And let the world go burn.

I don't want a heart that's cold -
I need some warmth and light.
So come and brighten up my days
And keep things hot all night.

Darling, you can't do without me,
And you know how much I yearn
To warm myself at the fire between us,
So let the world go burn.

Our love's the dancing flames above,
And the deep hot coals below.
When you're seventy and I'm sixty-eight
You know I'll still love you so.

For today and all our tomorrows,
As the years and seasons turn,
We'll keep the fire between us going
And let the world go burn.

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