True that I saw her hair like the branch of a tree 
 A willow dancing on air before covering me 
 Under cotton and calicoes 
 Over canopy dapple long ago 
    True that love in withdrawal was the weepin' of me 
 That the sound of the saw must be known by the tree 
 Must be felled for to fight the cold 
 I fretted fire, but that was long ago   
 And it's not tonight (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) 
 Where I'm set alight (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) 
 And I blink in sight (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 
 Of your blinding light (oh) 
 Oh, and it's not tonight (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) 
 Where you hold me tight (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) 
 Light a fire bright (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 
 Oh, let it blaze alright (oh) 
 Oh, but you're good to me, oh, you're good to me (oh, oh) 
 Oh, but you're good to me, baby (ooh) (oh, oh)   
 With the roar of the fire, my heart rose to its feet 
 Like the ashes of ash I saw rise in the heat 
 Settle soft and as pure as snow 
 I fell in love with the fire long ago   
 With each love I cut loose, I was never the same 
 Watching still-living roots be consumed by the flame 
 I was fixed on your hand of gold 
 Layin' waste to my lovin' long ago   
 And it's not tonight (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) 
 Where I'm set alight (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) 
 And I blink in sight (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 
 Of your blinding light (oh) 
 Oh, and it's not tonight (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) 
 Where you hold me tight (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) 
 Light a fire bright (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 
 Oh, let it blaze alright (oh) 
 Oh, but you're good to me, oh, you're good to me (oh, oh) 
 Oh, but you're good to me, baby   
 So in awe, there I stood as you licked off the grain 
 Though I've handled the wood, I still worship the flame 
 Long as amber of ember glows 
 All the would that I'd loved is long ago   
 And it's not tonight (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) 
 Where I'm set alight (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) 
 And I blink in sight (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 
 Of your blinding light (oh) 
 Oh, and it's not tonight (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) 
 Where you hold me tight (oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) 
 Light the fire bright (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh) 
 Oh, let it blaze alright (oh) 
 Oh, you're good to me, oh, you're good to me (oh, oh) 
 Oh, but you're good to me (oh, oh) 
 Oh, oh, you're good to me, you're good to me (oh, oh) 
 Oh, but you're good to me, baby