Just Like Fire Would - Bruce Springsteen One night in a motel room Eyes cast like steel I drank the wine They left on my table Knew the morning was too far I smoked my last cigarettes Stay only to survive The night was dark And the land is cold Frozen right to the bone Just like fire would I burn up Just like fire would And just like fire would I burn up 500 miles I've gone today long Tomorrow it's 500 more Outside my window The world passes by It's stranger than a dream Just like fire would I burn up Just like fire would Just like fire would I burn up I go to work And I earn my pay lord And the sweat It falls to the ground I see you now But we may never meet again child The ice is hanging on the door One night in a motel room Eyes cast like steel I drank the wine They left on my table Knew the morning was too far Just like fire would I burn up Just like fire would Just like fire would I burn up Just like fire would I burn up Just like fire would Just like fire would I burn up