She burned up just like paraffin Fighting a battle she could not win Like a blazing angel full of rage Got no sense to act your age What will I do without your world? Every nerve fires around your word Was I wrong to want a simple life? A simple life Drowning in an ocean full of childhood devotion Where things just didn't work out like we planned And I don't understand Pick up your heels, it wont be long Thought you all right, but I was all wrong Take this weight from your shoulders We can stop and let the world grow colder Just when I thought we'd make it through Incoming batters us to blue Don't be scared Don't be scared I'm not scared Drowning in an ocean of childhood devotion Where things just didn't work out like we planned Seconds, minutes, hours as the desperation flowers Due to things that didn't work out like we planned And I don't understand What was that thing that made you tick? Tied around the ankle like a brick