LEARN LYRICS

Everybody stares at the fire

But nobody knows why

Whether in Alaska's ice or Soweto's sun

Is it the warmth or the light

That it gives your face

Light it up, take care

It keeps the wolves away in the night!

We toss a match into the volcano

What we love we write on notes, set them on fire

I'm the one who runs to you at night with the torch

And it burns and it burns and it burns

The fire keeps the wolves away at night

And in the morning there's only ash where you spent the night

The flame blazes and almost goes out when you run

But it burns and it burns and it burns

And it burns and it burns

Fire burns under the spoon

Fire burns in the fireplace

The lamp shines in the dark by the wagon

While the settlers head west

You were cold

You were cold

I was warm

I was warm

I drape my jacket over your arm

You were alone

And I watched over you

I keep the wolves away at night!

We toss a match into the volcano

What we love we write on notes, set them on fire

I'm the one who runs to you at night with the torch

And it burns and it burns and it burns

The fire keeps the wolves away at night

And in the morning there's only ash where you spent the night

The flame blazes and almost goes out when you run

But it burns and it burns and it burns

And it burns and it burns

Everybody stares at the fire

But nobody knows why

We stare spellbound into the flames

And together we stay silent

Light it up and take care

It keeps the wolves away in the night!

We toss a match into the volcano

What we love we write on notes, set them on fire

I'm the one who runs to you at night with the torch

And it burns and it burns and it burns

The fire keeps the wolves away at night

And in the morning only ash remains

Where you spent the night

The flame blazes and almost goes out when you run

But it burns and it burns and it burns

And it burns and it burns