I could catch
Just like a candle
Melt myself down to an end
And I have no way of ever
Coming back 'round here again
Or I could glow
Just like an amber
Rising out of an autumn fire
Drifting toward the heavens
Floating higher and higher
You better hide your matches boy

'Cause I could spark
Like thin white paper
Wrapped tight 'round
Some cigarette
And leave nothing
But the smell of smoke
And the bitter taste of regret
Or I could get hot
Like them coals
That turn the water into steam
And fall down around you
Like some misty morning
You better hide your matches boy
You better hide your matches boy

Chorus:
Oh, 'cause I'm bound to lose all
I am right here in your arms
And it ain't gonna take much
And it ain't gonna take long
So you best turn your eyes
If you're not ready tonight
To watch me burn like this
You better hide your matches

'Cause I can't afford to let you go
I'm afraid to draw you near
'Cause I could get so lost in you
That I might disappear
And the words are
On the tip of my tongue
But you won't hear a sound
'Cause once that fire
Gets going there's no way
To slow it down
You better hide your matches boy
You better hide your matches boy

(Chorus)

You better hide your matches boy
Oh, yeah
You better hide your matches boy