Well, you only need the light when it's burning lowOnly miss the sun when it starts to snowOnly know you'll love her when you let her goOnly know you've been high when you're feeling lowOnly hit the road when you're missing homeOnly know you'll love her when you let her goWhen you let her goStaring at the bottom of your glassHoping one day you'll make a dream lastBut dreams come slow and they go so fastYou see her when you close your eyesMaybe one day you'll understand whyEverything you touch surely diesBut you only need the light when it's burning lowOnly miss the sun when it starts to snowOnly know you'll love her when you let her goOnly know you've been high when you're feeling lowOnly hit the road when you're missing homeOnly know you'll love her when you let her goStaring at the ceiling in the darkSlim old empty feeling in your heartCause love comes slow and it goes so fastWe all see when you fallAsleepBut never to touch and never to keepCause you love her too muchAnd you dive too deepWell you only need the light when it's burning lowOnly miss the sun when it starts to snowOnly know you'll love her when you let her goOnly know you've been high when you're feeling lowOnly hit the road when you're missing homeOnly know you'll love her when you let her goAnd you let her goAnd you let her goCause you only need the light when it's burning lowOnly miss the sun when it starts to snowOnly know you'll love her when you let her goOnly know you've been high when you're feeling lowOnly hit the road when you're missing homeOnly know you'll love her when you let her goOnly know you'll love her when you let her goCause you only need the light when it's burning lowOnly miss the sun when it starts to snow Only know you'll love her when you let her goOnly know you've been high when you're feeling lowOnly hit the road when you're missing homeOnly know you love her when you let her go