[Verse 1]
What would you say if you knew what I was thinking?
Maybe you do, but you know not to dig too deep
What if I knew what you needed for sure?
I've seen in your eyes
You need more
Much more
[Chorus 1]
And I could be happy, and you could be miserable
I'll grab a metaphor
Out of the air
The Cuyahoga River on fire
[Verse 2]
What can you say? The impossible happens
What can you settle for? What can you live without?
I remember the night I first darkened your door
And I swore that I loved you
My heart was pure
[Chorus 2]
You could be happy, and I could be miserable
I'll grab a metaphor
Out of the air
The Cuyahoga River on fire
[Bridge]
La, la, la, la
La, la, la
La, la, la, la
My open window, a dream in the dark
My fingers, your face
A spark, a trace
[Chorus 1]
I could be happy, and you could be miserable
I'll grab a metaphor
Out of the air
The Cuyahoga River on fire
[Chorus 3]
I know a lot about the history of Cleveland, Ohio
Disasters that have happened there
Like the Cuyahoga River on fire