Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Rick Springfield
Canonical path: /springfield-rick/the-bug
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Bug
Read The Bug lyrics by Rick Springfield on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Bug
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(Help me)
Dreamed we were driving with James Dean
Somehow I crashed the damn machine
Left my body broken
You walked out of the wreckage
You fed the fire with gasoline
Now I burn for you
'Cause you are the flame, and I'm the bug, I'm the bug
So beautiful you struck a nerve
I want you more than I deserve
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
Novocain my heart to sleep
On the altar of your body, let me burn
And I'll burn for you
'Cause you are the flame, and I'm the bug, I'm the bug.
Yeah, I'll burn for you
'Cause you are the flame, and I'm the bug, I'm the bug.
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Rick Springfield performs "The Bug", and this lyric page sits inside the Rick Springfield catalog on LyroVerse.
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