When Fire Met Oil
never wanted to be alone
all my life that's all it's been
one big show of happiness
one long trail of tears
never wanting to be alone
i pretend i'm all i need
i've gotta be somebody,anybody, but myself
i want to live each day as my last
hoping i'd attract someone like you
waiting all my life
pretending i'm all that i need
then you come into the picture
that's when fire met oil
burning my dreams to the ground
into a pile of ash
crashing what dignity i had
i bit off more than i could chew
as i brushed the ashes off
just so i wasn't alone
you've made a name for yourself
that's one step up from being nobody
now your the *******
that everyone's talking about
the one that everyone's staring at
now your the one alone
and i'm standing in the crowd
making a name for myself
i'm not alone
thanks to your hard lesson
when fire met oil
Copyright © Karen Croft | Year Posted 2011
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