[Verse 1]
When we first started going out,
I couldn't believe my luck,
You hung on every word I said,
You couldn't give enough.
Every little thoughtful thing
Made my whole heart glow,
I thought I'd found the kind of love
I'd never want to let go.
[Pre-Chorus]
But a new flame isn't meant
To burn forever bright,
It settles into warmth
When the morning follows night.
But every time I reached to turn
The fire down a little low,
You'd reach across and turn it up
Like you were scared I'd go.
[Chorus]
You turned our love into a wildfire,
Burning hotter every day,
What once warmed my heart
Now drives me away.
I tried to tell you, "Hold me close,
But don't hold me quite so tight."
You kept throwing gasoline
On every little light.
I loved the way you loved me
When the fire was burning right,
But now your wildfire love
Is keeping me up at night.
[Verse 2]
Was it somebody before me
Who taught you love could leave?
Did somebody break your trust
And make you afraid to breathe?
Or have you done this all before,
Loved somebody way too hard,
Till they couldn't find a way to stay
And had to leave your heart?
[Pre-Chorus]
I wish I knew the answer,
I wish I knew what to say,
But every time I ask for space
You pull me closer anyway.
You say you're only holding on
Because you can't lose me now,
But love was never meant to feel
Like a promise or a vow
You have to force somehow.
[Chorus]
You turned our love into a wildfire,
Burning hotter every day,
What once warmed my heart
Now drives me away.
I tried to tell you, "Hold me close,
But don't hold me quite so tight."
You kept throwing gasoline
On every little light.
I loved the way you loved me
When the fire was burning right,
But now your wildfire love
Is keeping me up at night.
[Bridge]
And here's the truth I'm scared to say:
I'm afraid of you tonight.
Not because you ever meant to hurt me,
But because you won't let go
When I say I need some room to breathe.
I'm afraid of what you'll do
When you finally hear me say
That I'm looking for a way away
From this searing heat.
You could've been the one,
Maybe you still could've been.
If you'd trusted what we had
Instead of fearing how it ends.
You kept trying to save a love
That wasn't asking to be saved,
And somewhere in the flames
You burned the love away.
[Final Chorus]
You turned our love into a wildfire,
And now there's nowhere left to hide.
I remember when your fire
Was the safest place inside.
But love can't live on fear,
And trust can't grow in flames.
You loved me so desperately
You drove me away.
I wish I could remember you
The way you were that night,
When all that burning passion
Still felt warm and right.
You could've been the one,
And that's what hurts the most—
The fire didn't have to die,
You just wouldn't let it glow.
[Outro]
So I'm walking from the wildfire,
Searching for the rain.
Not because I never loved you...
But because I can't live this way.