[Intro]

I've been burnin', yes, I've been burnin'

Such a burden, this flame on my chest

No insurance to pay for the damage

Yeah, I've been burnin' up since you left

[Verse 1]

I've been smokin', oh, more than twenty a day

Blame it on rebellion, don't blame it on me

Wish I was younger back to the nineteenth of May

I had an open mind, swore to never change

[Pre-Chorus]

Funny how time goes by

Had respect for myself, that river ran dry

You reached a limit, I wasn't enough

It's like the fire replaced all the love

[Chorus]

I've been burnin', yes, I've been burnin'

Such a burden, this flame on my chest

No insurance to pay for the damage

Yeah, I've been burnin' up since you left

[Verse 2]

Oh, if you ever called, I will run straight back

Give you my forgiveness and the shirt off my back

No friends to turn to, yeah, I messed up that

Wish we could smoke again just for a day, oh

[Pre-Chorus]

Funny how time goes by

Had respect for myself, that river ran dry

You reached a limit, I wasn't enough

And it's like the fire replaced all the love

[Chorus]

I've been burnin', yes, I've been burnin'

Such a burden, this flame on my chest

No insurance to pay for the damage

Yeah, I've been burnin' up since you left

[Outro]

Yeah, I've been burnin' up since you left

Oh, I've been burnin' up since you left