Hey, oh yeah, yeah The sky is burnin', I believe my soul's on fire You are, I'm learnin', the key to my desire Waitin' for the van to arrive Prisoners were lined up outside Jumped a wall, hitched a ride, now I'm here to stay I love you, baby, anyway, yeah The sky is burnin', I believe my soul's on fire You are, I'm learnin', the key to my desire Well, I ran across the country fields in all the rain They had guns and dogs and everything I swam the river tryin' to lose my trail But they caught me under the bridge, oh yeah, yeah The sky is burnin', I believe my soul's on fire You are, I am learnin', the key to my desire, yeah Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah Now the sky is burnin', I believe my soul's on fire
You are, I am learnin', the key to my desire, yeah The judge said, "This man's a danger to humanity We're gonna lock him up and throw away the key" Now baby, your love has sent me to jail But I'd rather die than see you with another man See you with another man, baby, oh, oh yeah See it's burnin', burnin', burnin', burnin', burnin', burnin', ohh I'm workin' on the chain gang, yeah, everyday, well But they can't keep me here and I'm not gonna stay Got to get out of this place, oh, to see my baby See it's burnin', oh yeah See it's burnin', burnin', burnin', burnin' See it's burnin', yeah My soul's on fire, my soul's on fire