well she's not treating me with the respect
that I always wanted
'cause that just rediculously bites
well, she sure is gonna get
here's the setting
dousing kerosine on the walls now
the flames line the smoking coals

have some good kindling
where is your lighter?
oh, no, no!
you're striking the matches
striking the matches
all wrong
[x2]

give me fire, give me Blackcats, give me your explosives
give me fire, give me Blackcats, baby, RUN, RUN AWAY!
when I say "six up", you say "that way"
"six up", "that way", "he went that way"

she didn't choose this role
but she'll play it off to save me
so you cry, you cry
(he went that way!)
they'll believe every word that she says
despite the ashes
at her feet
boys will set fires
hidding down the street and wearing bugandy dreams
(he went that way!)

have some good kindling,
where is your lighter?
oh, no, no!
you're striking the matches,
striking the matches
all wrong
[x2]

come on this is screaming "caught by a cop" cop...
come on
come on
this is screaming
this is screaming
this is screaming "caught by a cop"

boys will set fires, lady
boys will set fires
boys will set fires, lady
boys will set fires

give me fire, give me Blackcats, give me your explosives
give me fire, give me Blackcats, baby, RUN, RUN AWAY!

when I say "six up", you say "that way"
"six up", "that way", "he went that way'
boys will set fires
hidding down the street and boys will set fires
boys will set fires
hidding down the street and wearing burgandy dreams