We play these parlor games, we play it make-believe
When we get to the part where I say that I'm gonna leave
Everybody loves a happy ending, but we don't even try
We go straight past pretending to the part where everybody loves to cry
Indoor fireworks can still burn your fingers
Indoor fireworks, we swore we're safe as houses
They're not safe, they're not safe

They're not so spectacular they don't burn up in the sky
But they can dazzle all night
I'll bring a tear when the smoke gets in your eye
You were the spice of life
The gin in my boo
You were the spice of life

And though the sparks would fly
I thought our love was fireproof
Sometimes we'd fight in public, darling, with very little cause
But different kinds of sparks would fly
When we got on our own behind closed doors
The fire keeps the fire up inside our cap
Weren't we fortunate ways to dream
San Diego makes such a great city
Now you can blast a tornado



Everybody loves a happy ending
But we don't even try

That life can last forever
Even our life has had a changes
When we get to the part where I say that I'm gonna leave
Everybody loves a happy ending



When we get to the part where I say that she needs it
It's time to tell the truth These things have to be faced
My fuse is burning out And all that bout is gone to waste
And don't think for a moment, dear That we'll ever be through
I'll build a bonfire of my dreams And burn a broken effigy of me and you
Indoor fireworks Can still burn your fingers
Indoor fireworks Can still burn your fingers
Indoor fireworks We swore we're safe as houses
They're not so spectacular They don't burn up in the sky
They can dazzle hard at night Or bring a tear
When the smoke gets in your eye
Indoor fireworks
When the smoke gets in your eye
When the smoke gets in your eye