Lyrics
Drive by my house late at night
Driving past the narrator's house late at night
You can see from the freeway above
Visibility from the freeway, overlooking the house
No silhouette, but a light left on
No visible outline, but a light is left on inside
Burning there for love
The light symbolizes a burning love
Burning there for love
Repetition emphasizing the enduring nature of love
Smoke is rising from the fire
Smoke rising from a fire, possibly metaphorical
Coming out my back door
Smoke coming from the narrator's back door
I'm inside, sound asleep
Narrator is asleep inside the house
Cigarette on the floor
Cigarette on the floor inside the house
Burning there for love
Reiteration of the love burning inside
Burning there for love
Love's persistence and intensity
Well, I can still remember
Recollection of a past event
A couple of years ago
A few years ago, recalling a specific time
When the smoke and flame called my name
Smoke and flame metaphorically calling the narrator
It was a burning house of love
Reference to a burning house of love
Yeah, a burning house of love
Repetition, emphasizing the intensity of love
A burning house of love
Continuation of describing the burning house of love
Burning house of love
Reiteration of the burning house of love
Burning house of love
Repeating the concept for emphasis
Oh, I can still remember
Recollection of another past event
A couple of years ago
Referring to a specific time a few years ago
When the smoke and flame called my name
Smoke and flame metaphorically calling the narrator
Was a burning house of love
Reference to a burning house of love
Yeah, a burning house of love
Repetition, emphasizing the intensity of love
A burning house of love
Continuation of describing the burning house of love
The rusty nail over our front door
Describing a rusty nail over the front door
Is where I hung our tears in the rain
Hanging tears on the nail as a symbol of sadness
I threw that horseshoe into the weeds
Throwing a horseshoe, a symbol of luck, into the weeds
I'll see what luck can bring
Curiosity about the outcomes luck may bring
I'll see what luck can bring
Repetition emphasizing exploring luck's possibilities
Now, you're in your bed and I'm in mine
Narrator and someone else in separate beds
On either side of town
Living on opposite sides of town
I think I might take a ride
Contemplating taking a ride, possibly for revenge
And burn your love house down
Expressing the desire to burn down the love house
Like a burning house of love
Reiteration of the burning house of love
Burning house of love
Emphasizing the intense nature of the love
I can still remember
Another recollection of a past event
A couple of years ago
Referring to a specific time a few years ago
When the smoke and flame called my name
Smoke and flame metaphorically calling the narrator
Was a burning house of love
Reference to a burning house of love
Yeah, a burning house of love
Repetition, emphasizing the intensity of love
A burning house of love
Continuation of describing the burning house of love
Burning house of love
Reiteration of the burning house of love
Burning house of love
Repeating the concept for emphasis
Burning house of love
Further emphasis on the burning house of love
Burning house of love
Continuation of expressing the intense nature of love
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