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Melissa Etheridge

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Oh, the spiritOh, the fireBlessed are the ears that can hear itCalling me to my desireMy desireI was only eight years oldWhen he rode into townRiding on a black horse six-stringWith the sun going downI said, "Mama, let me play with the matchesOh, he's like a preacher with the flames in his eyesMama, let me play with the matchesHe lights up every inch of the sky"Oh, the spiritOh, thе fireBlessed arе the ears that can hear itCalling me to my desireMy desireI was only twenty-oneDriving into LATobacco sunburst twelve-stringWas gonna have it my wayMama, let me play with the matchesI'm like a preacher with the fire in her eyesMama, let me play with the matchesI'm gonna light up every inch of the skyOh, the spiritOh, the fireBlessed are the ears that can hear itCalling me to my desireMy desireNow I'm rolling down the roadPulling into your townRiding with trouble in my handI'm gonna burn it all down, ohOh, the spiritOh, the fireAnd blessed are the ears that can hear itCalling me to, oh, my desireMy desireMy desireMy desire
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