[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