Cover art for Burning Down The House by Dave Matthews Band

Burning Down The House

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Burning Down The House Lyrics

Watch out
You might get what you're after
Cool babies
Strange, but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house
Hold tight
Wait 'till the party's over
Hold tight
We're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house
Here's your ticket, pack your bags
Time for jumping overboard
Transportation is here
Close enough, but not too far
Baby, you know where you are
Fighting fire with fire
All wet
Here, you might need a raincoat
Shakedown
Dreams walking in broad daylight
Three-hun-dred-six-ty-five-de-grees
Burning down the house
It was once upon a place
Sometimes I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work
Said baby what did you expect
Gonna burst into flame
Burning down the house
My house
Is out of the ordinary
That's right
Don't want to hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house
No visible means of support
And you have not seen nothing yet
Everything's stuck together
I don't know what you expect
Staring into the TV set
Fighting fire with fire
Watch out
You might get what you're after
Cool babies
Strange but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house

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