Firecracker - The Heart Strings

Firecracker, you waved in the night And something that I saw was a-flaming Your body, it was real in the light On the fourth of July we were screaming Well, I saw the lonely road You left and said to me, don't follow ? Cause I'll only bring you sorrow And on down my lonely road You left and I just said, no, no, no, no, no All I said, no, no, no, no, no Well, I'm back in my old town again Is there something still alive that I left here Do you still like the boys on the street? I will take you uptown just to see you meet them Well, I saw the lonely road You left and said to me, don't follow ? Cause I'll only bring you sorrow And on down my lonely road You left and I just said, no, no, no, no, no All I said, no, no, no, no, no You know I've been reading the Bible for a change Maybe there's something I had missed there I said, I've seen or I've seen some eyes in the rain And they creep at my mind and I saw you whisper But firecracker, you waved in the night Something that I saw was a-flaming Do you feel like we left something here? Something worth coming back and claiming Well, I saw the lonely road You left and said to me, don't follow ? Cause I'll only bring you sorrow And on down my lonely road You left and said to me, don't follow You sleep and dream for tomorrow And in the deadly night You left and said to me, don't follow 'Cause I'll only bring you sorrow And on down my lonely road You left and I just said, no, no, no, no, no Well, I said, no, no, no, no, no

Black birds slow and softly breaks a glass of wine Broken bluesy whisper sing to me tonight Well, everybody wants to go forever I just want to burn up hard and bright I just want to be your firecracker And maybe be your baby tonight Maybe be your baby tonight Lady, your kicks of silence off into your room Kiss me slow and softly, make me dream of you Well, everybody wants to go forever I just want to burn up hard and bright I just want to be your firecracker And maybe be your baby tonight And maybe be your baby tonight So when does the plane go down? 'Cause I'm gonna ride it 'til it hits the ground Then go out with a fight 'Cause I just want to be your baby tonight

I mean she pulling on my heart strings With the smile she controlling the rhythm of my heart beat Yeah She telling me when you can't find the words, let your heart speak And yet she pulling on my heart strings She, she pulling on my heart strings They tell me timin' is everything It's all the above If it's meant to be, it's meant to be in God do we trust But if I leave it up to fate I'll probably never see the day I want to buy her a wedding ring Or fall deep in love like I'm afraid to get hurt But that's the way that it works Just have a little faith, the one you chasing is worth Your thoughts, 'cause your time is yours And it's all that you have So every minute that you give away is great in its worth Live a, day in a time, happy take it in stride Yeah, pray what you keep at heart will stay on your mind Don't you worry 'bout what could happen Let what should happen happen Even when life taking its time Nobody's born scarred, it's a burden earned when you weep So if I smile when I think of you, it's worth it to me I can be myself around you, not a version of me And nobody's perfect, but I'ma pray you perfect for me I mean she pulling on my heart strings With the smile she controlling the rhythm of my heart beat Yeah She telling me when you can't find the words, let your heart speak And yet she pulling on my heart strings She, she pulling on my heart strings A word from you on my darkest day and My soul courageous, spirit so contagious Livin' in darkness, you smiled that's what you stoked the flame with So whether it's hope or it's shoulder blades or it's broken faith You measure the weight of the world by what you hold the weight with And you tell me communication, to you it's basic But to me it's somethin' new I'm learnin', life's illuminating Invest in you, no recouping time it's ain't viewed as wasted When the mood is anxious, talk to you and feel rejuvenated Oohh and I view you like my new best friend In the booth think of you that's when the mood sets in you The truth girl you got me feeling juiced My heart was on the loose, ohh tell me where were you back then Alright, it's alright because timin' can break love 'Cause some fights and some hide and some break up But your vibe is my type and my vibe is your type Girl you live and I like to just make love but Timing is everything and it's agreed Leave it a mystery if meant to be it's meant to be Tell me the distance makes the heart grow, it makes my art glow I'll take my part slow, but tell me I'm falling, I won't disagree And I've made mistakes in the past, but I let 'em stay in the past I write the book of my future I'm not contained to a path They told me faith is a fact, but I burned its pages to ash Then I took the flame and ignited This spark of faith that I've had like Oohh and I view you like my new best friend In the booth think of you that's when the mood sets in you The truth girl you got me feeling juiced My heart was on the loose, ohh tell me where were you Where were you, where were you Oohh and I view you like my new best friend In the booth think of you that's when the mood sets in you The truth girl you got me feeling juiced My heart was on the loose, ohh tell me where were you back then I mean she pulling on my heart strings With the smile she controlling the rhythm of my heart beat Yeah She telling me when you can't find the words, let your heart speak And yet she pulling on my heart strings She, she pulling on my heart strings And if you wait for me I can wait for you And if you wait for me I can wait for you And if you wait for me I can wait for you And if you wait for me I can wait for you

Like two satellites in separate orbit Like a quiet life that's slowly distorted I was so lonely in love I guess I was never enough Like two chemicals erupting in thunder Up high in vertigo, you lift me to wonder I was so lonely in love I guess I was never enough 'Cause you were the best thing for me Stole my mind and found my dreams Baby, if only you could see heartstrings, heartstrings Heartstrings, heartstrings Best thing for me Open the doors and set me free Baby, if only you could see heartstrings, heartstrings Heartstrings, heartstrings Like two radios, our frequency fading Why can't we start again, we are tessellating I was so lonely in love I guess I was never enough Like the afterglow, your words were a million Cut short, now heaven knows, a love without feeling I was so lonely in love I guess I was never enough 'Cause you were the best thing for me Stole my mind and found my dreams Baby, if only you could see heartstrings, heartstrings Heartstrings, heartstrings Best thing for me Open the doors and set me free Baby, if only you could see heartstrings, heartstrings Heartstrings, heartstrings Stop pulling my heartstrings, my heartstrings You got a grip on my heartstrings and I don't wanna take it no more Stop pulling my heartstrings, my heartstrings You got a grip on my heartstrings and I don't wanna take it no more 'Cause you were the best thing for me Stole my mind and found my dreams Baby, if only you could see heartstrings, heartstrings Heartstrings, heartstrings Best thing for me Open the doors and set me free Baby, if only you could see heartstrings, heartstrings Heartstrings, heartstrings Baby, if only you could see heartstrings, heartstrings Heartstrings, heartstrings

Never could carry a tune Never knew where to start You came along when ev'rything was wrong And put a song in my heart [Chorus]: Dear, when you smiled at me I heard a melody It haunted me from the start Something inside of me Started a symphony Zing! Went the strings of my heart 'Twas like a breath of spring I heard a robin sing About a next set apart All nature seemed to be In perfect harmony Zing! Went the strings of my heart Your eyes made skies seem blue again What else could I do again But keep repeating through again "I love you, I love you" I still recall the thrill I guess I always will I hope 'twill never depart Dear, with your lips to mine A rhapsody divine Zing! Went the strings of my heart