Well, I'm tired of being perfect, and I'm bored of being good And I've done my time and had my fill of acting like I should I've colored right inside the lines, now I wanna make a mess And I don't care if it offends you, cause I ain't trying to impress I wanna flirt with my own fear, wanna dance with my desire, playing with fire I wanna walk down every street in that dress I shouldn't wear Just to show the whole damn world just how little that I care If I see something that I want, I'm gonna reach right out and take it And if his service don't bring smiles, you know I ain't gonna fake it I wanna flirt with my own fear, wanna dance with my desire, playing with fire Playing with fire Playing with fire I'm choosing door number four, if they're offering me three I wanna make a choice that's got nothing to do with no one else but me And I'm tired of scripted lines that have been so well rehearsed And for just one goddamn time, I wanna put my own self first I wanna flirt with my own fear, wanna dance with my desire, playing with fire Playing with fire Playing with fire You know I just might learn that I really like the birds playing with fire Here's the way the world sits to me, good girls rarely make history You gotta take a risk if you want a story, there's a real fine line between content and bore Break the bar, don't just raise it high, you've done the work, you get to play with Playing with fire Playing with fire You know I just might learn that I really like the birds playing with fire You know I just might learn that I really like the birds playing with fire Playing with fire Here's the way the world sits to me