You were a firebrand on my front porch
I came running with a bucket of water
You were the sweetest torch but
I knew how to cool your ardor
I cannot forgive how I came to carry that chill
You had to dance, I had to keep you still
My eyes averted, a prisoner to my own will-power

Now you need a hand
Now you need a hand
And I still can't reach for you
Firebrand (2x)

I can smell a storm
Before the first clouds hit the sky
I can feel it coming on
Hear your feet as they walk by
I cannot forgive the time I didn't burn as bright as you
Even after that was no longer true
And in my brightest hour, I still don't know how to give back to you

Now you need a hand
Now you need a hand
And I still can't reach for you
Firebrand (2x)

    Can you forgive, can you forgive, can you forgive me?