I've been burning Yes I've been burning Such a burden This flame on my chest No insurance To pay for the damage Yeah, I've been burning up since you left I've been smoking oh, more than 20 a day Blame it on rebellion Don't blame it on me Wish I was younger Back to the 19th of May I had an open mind Swore to never change Funny how time goes by Had respect for myself That river ran dry You reached a limit I wasn't enough It's like the fire replaced all the love I've been burning Yes I've been burning Such a burden This flame on my chest No insurance To pay for the damage Yeah I've been burning up since you left If you ever called I would run straight back Give you my forgiveness And the shirt off my back No friends to turn to Yeah I messed up that Wish we could smoke again just for a day Chorus Yeah I've been burning up since you left Oh, I've been burning up since you left