Things we lost to the flames Things we'll never see again All that we ever was Sits before us, shattered into ash These are the things, the things we lost The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire We sat and made a list of all the things that we had Down the backs of tabletops, ticket stops in your diaries I read them all one day, when loneliness came and you were away Oh, they told me nothing new, but I love to read the words you use These are the things, the things we lost The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire These are the things, the things we lost The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire I was the match and you were the rock Maybe we started this fire We sat apart and watched All we had burned on the pyre You said, we were born with nothing and we Sure as hell have nothing now You said, we were born with nothing and we Sure as hell have nothing now These are the things, the things we lost The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire These are the things, the things we lost The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire Do you understand I will never be the same again? Do you understand I will never be the same again? The future's in our hands and we will never be the same again The future's in our hands and we will never be the same again These are the things, the things we lost The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire These are the things, the things we lost The things we lost in the fire, fire, fire These are the things we lost in the fire, fire, fire Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Flames they lit, oh Tenderly they turned to dust, oh, that I adored Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh