so I did the only thing I've ever done
and tucked my tail and run
Felt the weight of forever on my heart
It's best to cut it loose before it starts
Oh, that was the easy part
I struck a match, it over my shoulder
It ain't ever gonna work, I told her
as far as I was concerned
After the pain and the flames
It's a cold hard lesson to have to learn
How to leave a love in a pile of ashes
Cause there are scattered embers
Cause there's a piece of her
And I hate that part of me
Oh, even though I struck a match
through it over my shoulder
It ain't ever gonna work, I told her
as far as I was concerned
I threw the paint and the flames
That some bridges don't burn
threw it over my shoulder
It ain't ever gonna work, I told her
as far as I was concerned
After the pain and the flames
It's a cold hard lesson you have to learn
Oh, some bridges don't burn