This old house is burning down tonight

I'm gonna watch it burn

I'm gonna stand out in the road

This old house is burning down tonight



Front porch, back door, well-worn wooden floor

All agree that since you're gone

The TV, sofa bed, brand new stereo

Just can't seem to get along

They'll all be ashes by the dawn



Your Beatles, my Stones, your My Aim Is True

Staying up late every night

With your cigarettes, Jim Beam, gallon of gasoline

Did someone say they need a light

You'll see my love for you burns bright



So send your sheriff to arrest me

He'll have to cross the county line

I'll get the devil to defend me

I was only burnin' what was mine



Black shirt, black boots, favorite pair of blue jeans

I saved my coat, I saved my hat

But your white dress, gold band, silver frame and photograph

Stayed behind the welcome mat 

I never really liked your cat



This old house is burning down tonight

All Halloween orange and chimney red

This old house is burning down tonight

You're gonna say My God! when you see it on the news

And by the time the ceiling hits the ground

I'll smoke my tires and leave this town