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Smoke And Ashes

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Smoke And Ashes

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I'd heard rumors and I'd heard talk

About the trail you'd left of broken hearts

About the sea of tears too wide to cross

But a little bad press has never scared me off

So I burned a path to figure out

How to get me some of what you got

I've got a red hot heart

If the talk is true your's is the same

And we should be together

And let our passions fan love's flame

When I looked for you I almost passed you by

You were so cool and calm I thought my friends had lied

But I thought so much reserve must make you wild inside

It was there and then that I knew I had to get some of what you

got

I've got a red hot heart

If the talk is true your's is the same

And we should be together

And let our passions fan love's flame

I thought I'd won your heart when I held you hand in mine

I thought it was true love the way we complemented each other

But my right is your wrong

And when you're right then I'm left with nothing

Your light and your heat have all been spent

Leaving only smoke and ashes

Only smoke and ashes baby

I've got a red hot heart

Any your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins

I say there's fire down below

You say it's only smoke and ashes baby

I'm crying all the time

Salty stinging tears

And mourning for the past carbon-dated years

But knowing now for certain that you were always right

Because if a breeze could blow you out of my life

It's only smoke and ashes baby

Only smoke and ashes baby

I've got a red hot heart

And your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins

I say there's fire down below

You say it's only smoke and ashes baby

I was blinded by devotion

My unwavering love for you

So blinded that I thought all your lies were true

But now I know for certain since you've gone away

It was just a smoldering fire I mistook for a blaze

Only smoke and ashes baby

I've got a red hot heart

And your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins

I say there's fire down below

You say it's only smoke and ashes baby

Only smoke and ashes baby, baby ...

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