Well that big red sun was sinkin' slow That horizon had a haunting glow I could see those heat waves rising off the ground We were sittin' on go at that old stop sign Headlights shinin' on the county line It was do or die, had to get out of that town Well honey, you said run We were so young Tryin' to the world on fire Turn the key and spark the wire Chasin' down a feelin', runnin' on desire The future was an open road Gone in a cloud of smoke Leavin' a trail of flames behind those tires Just you and me girl, settin' the world on fire Yeah, we were settin' the world on fire We were blazin' down the road like Kerouac No time to stop and cover our tracks We were too damn hot for any one town to hold Yeah, we burned through a few good years Then you started looking back in that rear view mirror Right outside of Reno the trail got cold You said you'd had enough of this ramblin' love Tryin' to the world on fire Turn the key and spark the wire Chasin' down a feelin', runnin' on desire The future was an open road Gone in a cloud of smoke Leavin' a trail of flames behind those tires For a while there girl, we were settin' the world on fire Pullin' on a Lucky Strike 'bout to head west Ridin' off into God's sunset It's times like this a always think of you But honey you know me, I'll always be Tryin' to the world on fire Turn the key and spark the wire Chasin' down a feelin', runnin' on desire The future is an open road Gone in a cloud of smoke Leavin' a trail of flames behind these tires See I'm out here girl, settin' the world on fire I'm settin' the world on fire Yeah, I'm settin' the world on fire