It Burns

You say you wanna make up your mind for me
You say you know when life begins
Do what I'm told if you know what's good for me
All you gotta gain when nobody wins

You got two hands to take from society
You want to throw your weight on the world
You got a mouth that you do not have to feed
You got two hands that you don't wanna hold

No you don't wanna put out the fire
Until it comes to your house to burn
And then you want me to pay for the water
Who's gonna pay the price when it's your turn

You say you wanna open the door for me
Well I look inside I see only walls
Try to convince how less is more for me
All you ever want what only crawls

You made my bed now you go lie in it
You wanna trade my thoughts for the truth
How can you say that you know what time it is
When half a century separates me from you

No you don't wanna put out the fire
Until it comes to your house to burn
And then you want me to pay for the water
Who's gonna pay the price when it's your turn

No you ain't gonna put out no fire
I'm gonna watch your house burn straight to the ground
Then you come askin' me for some water my friend
I'll look you in the face I'm gonna laugh
I'm gonna laugh out loud

It's a never-ending story
I didn't run you say you're sorry
Well you don't want to talk prevention
Instead all we get's your intervention

Well it's a vicious maple cycle
That makes you want to cry out uncle
Well you see it happen again and again and again
We just don't see the pattern anyway
It seems the first that want me here

Well they're the first to disappear
Because the fire's coming to your house now
It's coming to your house now
It seems the first that want me here

Well they're the first to disappear
Because the fire's coming to your house now
It's coming to your house now

You got two eyes that you don't have to try at night
You got two eyes that won't look at you
You got two ears that won't hear one thing you say
Till they think they gotta version of you

No you don't wanna put out the fire
Until it comes to your house to burn
And then you want me to pay for the water
Who's gonna pay the price
Who's gonna pay the price
Who's gonna pay the price when it's your turn