[Verse 1]
As a child I would smile
If only for a while
Until my fears took hold
[Verse 2]
The barefoot stare
The teeth that were there
Grinning from ear to ear
[Chorus]
I took hold of you
And it held me to
And watched my quiet despair
[Verse 3]
I could see in the night
Cases held by light
The depths were yet to come
[Verse 4]
And now we are here
Old beyond our years
Dirty, disheveled, begun
[Chorus]
I took hold of you
And it held me to
And watched my quiet despair
[Refrain]
I want fire and flood to cool down
I want fire and flood to cool down
I want fire and flood to cool down
I want fire and flood to cool down
I want fire and flood to cool down
I want fire and flood to cool down
I want fire and flood to cool down
I want fire and flood to cool down
I want fire and flood to cool down
I want fire and flood to cool down
I want fire and flood to cool down
I want fire and flood to cool down