Can’t Tame A Fire

[Verse 1]
I can talk my way out of trouble with a smoke and a smile
But she dealt me a handful, I played along for awhile
When I woke up to goodbye, coffee black with pain
She left me and she found me half empty again

[Verse 2]
I ran for a remedy, whatever fit the bill
And I followed the script closely whiskey, women, and pills
Still the heart ache lingers on as I run myself down
Cause you can't tame a fire, you gotta let it burn out

[Chorus]
Sometimes there ain't no better way around
Everyone got something to say
How to make the flame go down
But they're all the same as me in secret
Filled with doubt
'Cause you can't tame a fire
You gotta let it burn out

[Verse 3]
And here I am living backwards, chained to the past
Days spent running through memories and old photographs
And all the colors, the magentas, pale yellows and blues
I've gotta let 'em all go to forget about you

[Chorus]
Sometimes there ain't no better way around
Everyone got something to say
How to make the flame go down
But they're all the same as me in secret
Filled with doubt
'Cause you can't tame a fire
You gotta let it burn out

[Bridge]
But they're all the same as me in secret
Filled with doubt
'Cause you can't tame a fire
You gotta let it burn out

[Outro]
No you can't tame a fire
You gotta let it burn out
You can't tame a fire
You gotta let it burn out
Oh, you can't tame a fire
You let it burn out