I'd heard rumors and I'd heard talk
About the trail you'd left of broke n hearts
About the sea of tears too wide to cross
But a little bad press has never sc ared me off
So I burned a path to figure out
H ow to get me some of what you got
I've got a red hot heart
I f the talk is true yours is the same
And we should be together
A nd let our passions fan love's flame
When I looked for you I almost pa ssed you by
You were so cool and calm
I thought my friends had lied
But I thought so much reserve must make you wi ld inside
It was there and then that I knew
I had to get some of what you got
I've got a red hot heart
I f the talk is true yours is the same
And we should be together
A nd let our passions fan love's flame
I thought I'd won your heart when I held you hand
in mine
I thought it was true love the way we complemented
... each other
But my right is your wrong
And when you're right then I'm l eft
...with nothing
Your light and your heat have all been spe nt...
Leaving only smoke and ashes
Only smoke and ashes baby
I've got a red hot heart
A nd your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins
I say there's fire down below
Y ou say it's only smoke and ashes baby
I 'm crying all the time salty stinging tears
A nd mourning for the past carbon-dated years
B ut knowing now for certain that you were always right
B ecause if a breeze could blow you out of my life
It's only smoke and ashes ba by
Only smoke and ashes baby
I've got a red hot heart
And your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins
I say there's fire down below
You say it's only smoke and ashes baby
I was blinded by devotion my unwavering love for you
S o blinded that I thought all your lies were true
B ut now I know for certain since you've gone away
I t was just a smoldering fire I mistook for a blaze
Only smoke and ashes ba by ....
I've got a red hot heart
And your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins
I say there's fire down below
You say it's only smoke and ashes baby
Only smoke and ashes baby baby
