The Fuse

[Verse 1]

Down at the courthouse, they're ringing the flag down

Long black line of cars snaking slow through town

Red sheets snapping on the line

With this ring, will you be mine?

[Chorus]

The fuse is burning

Shut out the lights

The fuse is burning

Come on, let me do you right

[Verse 2]

Trees on fire with the first fall's frost

Long black line in front of Holy Cross

Blood moon rising in a sky of black dust

Tell me, baby, who do you trust?

[Chorus]

The fuse is burning

Shut out the lights

The fuse is burning

Come on, let me do you right

[Verse 3]

Tires on the highway hissing that something's coming

You can feel the wires in the treetops humming

Devil's on the horizon line

Your kiss and I'm alive

[Verse 4]

Quiet afternoon in the empty house

On the edge of the bed, you slip off your blouse

The room is burning with the noon sun

Your bittersweet taste on my tongue

[Chorus]

The fuse is burning

Shut out the lights

The fuse is burning

Come on, let me do you right

[Chorus]

The fuse is burning

Shut out the lights

The fuse is burning

Come on, let me do you right

[Outro]

The fuse is burning

The fuse is burning

The fuse is burning

The fuse is burning