I'm on Fire
Burning Desires: Unraveling the Intense Yearning in Waylon Jennings' 'I'm on Fire'
Lyrics
Hey, little lady is your man at home
Asking if the woman's partner is present.
Did he go and leave you all alone
Questioning if the woman has been left alone by her partner.
And oh, I got a bad desire
Expressing strong, intense longing or craving.
Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire.
Reiterating the intense desire or longing.
Tell me little lady is he good to you
Inquiring about the woman's satisfaction with her partner.
Can he do to you good things I don't do
Asking if her partner fulfills her needs better than the speaker.
I can take you higher
Implying the potential to provide a more elevated experience or satisfaction.
Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire.
Reiterating the intense desire or longing.
Like someone took a knife baby
Describing emotional pain likened to being cut by a knife.
Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley
Using vivid imagery of a deep, painful cut through his being.
Through the middle of my soul.
Portraying profound emotional distress.
At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet
Depicting physical discomfort and restlessness at night.
And a freight train running through the middle of my head
Metaphorically illustrating mental distress or turmoil.
Only you can cool my desire
Suggesting that the woman has the power to quell his longing or desire.
Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire.
Reiterating the intense desire or longing.
Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire.
Repeating the expression of intense longing or craving.
Oh, oh, oh, I'm on fire.
Reiterating the expression of intense longing or craving.
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