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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Messina
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tina Arena
Tina Arena
Songwriter
Pam Reswick
Pam Reswick
Songwriter
Steve Werfel
Steve Werfel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Byron Gallimore
Byron Gallimore
Producer
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Producer
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Do you wanna be a poet and write?
Do you wanna be an actor up in lights?
Do you wanna be a soldier
And fight for love?
Do you wanna travel the world?
Do you wanna be a diver for pearls?
Or climb a mountain
And touch the clouds above?
Be anyone you want to be
Bring to life your fantasies
I want something in return
I want you to burn
Burn for me, baby
Like a candle in my night
Oh, burn
Burn for me, burn for me
Are you gonna be a gambler and deal?
Are you gonna be a doctor and heal?
Or go to Heaven and touch God's face?
Are you gonna be a dreamer who sleeps?
Are you gonna be a sinner who weeps
Or an angel under grace?
I'll lay down on your bed of coals
Offer up my heart and soul
But in return
I want you to burn
Burn for me, baby
Like a candle in my night
Oh, burn
Burn for me, burn for me
Oh
I want you to burn, baby
Oh
Oh-ooh
Laugh for me, cry for me
Pray for me, fly for me
Live for me, die for us
I want you to burn
Burn for me, baby
Like a candle in my night
Oh, burn
Burn for me, burn for me
Yeah, oh, yeah
Burn for me
I want you to burn
I want you to burn for me, baby
Like a candle, I want you to burn
Burn for me, yeah
Yeah
Burn for me
I want you to burn
I want you to burn for me, baby
Like a candle, I want you to burn
Oh, yeah
Burn for me
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Burn for me
Written by: Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel, Tina Arena
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