(Verse 1)
You said you needed quiet, your own four walls
But your freedom came with late night calls
Said the world was knockin’, you had to go
Left your keys on the counter, heart on low
You packed up dreams in a borrowed box
While I kept holdin’ on like time forgot
You promised you’d just find your way
But I found truth in the games you played
(Pre-Chorus)
Now there’s smoke on my porch and wine in your glass
You’re dancin’ in places I can’t get past
(Chorus)
You lit a match with a borrowed fire
Told me love was just too tired
You spun your words like old bar wire
Left me tangled in my own desire
I was holdin’ on, you were lettin’ go
While I prayed for rain, you chased the show
You lit a match with a borrowed fire
Now I’m singin’ blues in burnt-out choirs
(Verse 2)
There’s footprints runnin’ through my mind
Of nights you swore were yours and mine
But secrets have a crooked grin
And whispers never stay where they’ve been
You rode the line like a midnight train
Never lookin’ back, just changin’ names
I gave you love that don’t come cheap
While you played house in strangers’ sheets
(Pre-Chorus)
You said you wanted peace, then fed the flame
Now I’m the ash left from your game
(Chorus)
You lit a match with a borrowed fire
Told me love was just too tired
You spun your words like old bar wire
Left me tangled in my own desire
I was holdin’ on, you were lettin’ go
While I prayed for rain, you chased the show
You lit a match with a borrowed fire
Now I’m singin’ blues in burnt-out choirs
(Bridge)
Now I don’t check my phone no more
A ghost don’t knock on a locked front door
But some nights I still hear your name
Runnin’ wild in the windowpane
(Final Chorus)
You lit a match with a borrowed fire
But I ain’t standin’ in that pyre
I cut the rope, I dropped the wire
Now I’m walkin’ out of that desire
You were a storm with no goodbye
But I won’t drown, I’ll learn to fly
You lit a match with a borrowed fire
But this soul still walks through the fire
