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Tom Jones - Burning Down The House (feat. The Cardigans)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Byrne
David Byrne
Songwriter
Tina Weymouth
Tina Weymouth
Songwriter
Christopher Frantz
Christopher Frantz
Songwriter
Jerry Harrison
Jerry Harrison
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tore Johansson
Tore Johansson
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Fighting fire with fire
[Verse 2]
Watch out, you might get what you're after
Cool babies, strange but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house
[Verse 3]
Hold tight, wait till the party's over
Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house
[Verse 4]
Here's your ticket, pack your bags
Time for jumping overboard
The transportation is here
Close enough but not too far
Maybe you know where you are
Fighting fire with fire
[Verse 5]
All wet, yeah, you might need a raincoat
Shakedown, dreams walkin' in broad daylight
Three hundred and sixty-five degrees
Burning down the house
[Verse 6]
It was once upon a place, sometimes I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work, baby, what did you expect?
Gonna burst into flame
[Verse 7]
Fighting fire with fire
Fighting fire with fire
Burning down the house
[Verse 8]
My house is out of the ordinary
That's right, don't wanna hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house
[Verse 9]
Watch out, you might get what you're after
Cool babies, strange but not a stranger
I am, I am an ordinary guy
(Burning down the house)
[Verse 10]
Three hundred and sixty-five degrees
Burning down the house
[Verse 11]
Fighting fire with fire
Fighting fire with fire
Gonna burst into flame
Fighting fire with fire
Fighting fire with fire
Fighting fire with fire
Gonna burst into flame
(Burning down the house)
My house
(Burning down the house)
[Verse 12]
No visible means of support
And you have not seen nothin' yet
Everything is stuck together
I don't know what you expect
Staring into your TV set
Fighting fire with fire
[Verse 13]
(Burning down the house)
(Burning down the house)
Written by: Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth

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