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.

And I could be happy, and you could be miserable,
I'll grab a metaphor out of the air: the Cuyahoga River on fire.

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.

You could be happy, and I could be miserable,
I'll grab a metaphor out of the air: the Cuyahoga River on fire.

My open window, a dream in the dark,
My fingers, your face, a spark, a trace.

I could be happy, and you could be miserable,
I'll grab a metaphor out of the air: the Cuyahoga River on fire.

I know a lot about the history of Cleveland, Ohio,
Disasters that have happened there, like the Cuyahoga River on fire.