Stopped my crying
Now I'm just settled outside of my brain
Voices trying
I feel them all slide through me
Like the touch of rain again and
Mm, mm
Well honey, it's a hellish sight
Mm, mm
If you saw me in the middle of the night and I was
Lighting fires for a little light in a blackout, baby
Could you let it slide?

I lit a fire on the other side
I keep the door tight, baby, 'cause you're not invited and
I can't get higher than I ever was
I tried it one time, honey, but you never saw that and
Lit a fire for a little light
In a blackout, baby, kept you up all night

Stopped my lying
Now I'm just floating outside of my weight
My voice is tired
I heard it fall flat when I said
"Maybe I'll try again, " and
I, well honey, yeah, I got that one wrong now, didn't I?
Mm, mm
When you saw me in the middle of night and I was

Lighting fires on the other side
I keep the door tight, baby, 'cause you're not invited and
I can't get higher than I ever was
I tried it two times, honey, but you never saw that and
Lit a fire for a little light in a blackout
Baby, kept you up all night, and I
I can't keep hanging on to one and done
I tried it two times, honey, but it always comes undone

I sing in churches, and I drive myself home, and I
Say to myself, "Well, that's the way these things go"
I'm blue as a match, I'm unkempt, unattached, I'm the
Shadow of a girl who's just doing her best

I lay in my nest and I'm fat and half pretty
A hand to my chest and a view of the city
That hangs in my window, it's always the same, yeah, I
Grew up on pavement, know no other way

Lighting fires on the other side
I keep the door tight, baby, 'cause you're not invited, and
I can't get higher than I ever was
I tried it two times, honey, but you never saw that and
Lit a fire for a little light in a blackout
Baby, kept you up all night, and I
I can't keep hanging on to one and done
I tried it two times, honey, but it always comes undone