Back to when my young heart burned like a fire. Nothing but a grand illusion, Legend in my own mind. Nothing but a grand illusion. I saw you in a dream, it hit me like a bright light Flashing on a screen, visions of my whole life. I used to chase the

Blood eagle! Carved upon your naked back Skinned alive your ribs are cracked Still alive you gasp for air As panic strikes your eyes they stare Look to my burning eyes Plead for your worthless life All remorse I had has died And all I have is hate inside

If you don't come we'll never know You stand off in the back You jump onto the bus And ride around with all of us And light it up 'til we burn it down Crowds that scream at superstars Where bouncers show their battle scars I've been the first to sign on

Tonight your memory burns like a fire With everyone it grows higher and higher I can't get over it, I just can't put out this love I just sit in these flames and pray that you'll come back Close my eyes tightly, hold on and hope that I'm dreaming Come

I'm gonna build a fire in the middle of July Burn your pictures and go for a drive Down to the river Watch the ink from your love letters fade Come back home and turn that old mattress over Pour out the whiskey try wakin' up sober Gonna change it all

I got soul, but I'm not a soldier Yeah, oh don't you put me on the backburner Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down If you can hold on Yeah, you know you got to help me out You know you got to help me out You're gonna bring yourself down Is there room

But no flame burns forever, oh no You and I both know this all too well And most don't even last the night One last time Just one last time With the twilight No they don't, they say they don't Without holding back my mind Oh babe, meet me in Tompkins

We gonna burn all afternoon like it's something to smoke So baby I don't know about you but I'm ready to roll We got some laid back country tunes on the radio We gotta whole lot of nothing to do and no where to go Girl I've been at work all week Fingers

Hey, hey, hey Scandalized I get burned, I don't learn, so in turn, I get vandalized You can't stop getting off, girl you love breaking, making me Why do I keep coming back? You can't stop getting off, girl, you love breaking me, making me If I was a

Skies on fire, Flames burn higher, Why don't you hang up, Won't you back up Will you pack up and head for higher ground, I know you and, you know me, Tell me what it is you want it to be What you want to be,