[verse 1]
I used to wake up
Watch you while you were sleeping
You'd open up your eyes like you knew
What I was thinking
You thought my arms were strong
Right where you belonged
How could so right, baby, end up so wrong?

[chorus]
Cause it's hard to keep the fire burning
It's hard to keep the flame alive
It's hard to heal the hurting
Just can't keep the fire burning

[verse 2]
Do you remember the weekend by the ocean?
We were invisible in midnight locomotion
The tide is rolling in
It's time to sink or swim
Do you think we could ever strike
Another match again

[chorus]
Cause it's hard to keep the fire burning
It's hard to keep the flame alive
It's hard to heal the hurting
Just can't keep that fire burning
Oh, and it's hard to heal the hurt
Just can't keep the fire burning

[chorus]
It's hard to keep the fire burning
It's hard to keep the flame alive
Oh, and it's hard to heal the hurting
When you can't keep the fire burning
Oh, it's hard to heal the hurting
Just can't keep the fire burning
And it's hard to heal the hurting
When you just can't keep the fire burning