Children play with matches start a fire [x2],
Don't ever do what you're told,
The old are just old,
Children play with matches start a fire.

Children play with fire, tend a blaze [x2],
You know where he keeps his drinks
And lots of poisons under the sink,
Children play with fire, tend a blaze.

[Chorus:]
The world is dry and brittle and dead,
It'll go up in a flash.
If we mix it all together, oh what a colorful blast!

Only shout when spoken to,
Curse your way through church and school,

Children play beyond the "Keep Out" signs [x2],
And if the owners send you home,
It's bottles, rocks, and stones,
Children play beyond the "Keep Out" signs,

[Chorus]

Children lead us to the lake of fire FIRE [x2],
And as we drive down into the flames,
Maybe I'll let you hold the reigns,
Children lead us to the lake of fire [x2],

Children play with matches, start a fire [x2]
Just a little gasoline and watch the people scream... 
Children play with matches start a fire.