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verse 1
I saw the smoke on the evening news
A thousand people with nothing to lose
The streets were crowded, the sky turned red
The men on the TV counted the dead
I turned it off, poured another drink
Funny how the world can disappear when you blink
Chorus
Paris is burning, let it burn
Some bridges fall, some never learn
Some fires die, some never quit
Some people light 'em and blame you for it
Everybody's got a match somewhere
Paris is burning, damn and nobody cares
Verse 2
Paris wore diamonds she couldn't afford
Had three ex-husbands and wanted one more
She could turn a whisper into a war
Then stand there wondering what it was for
She left me a note on the kitchen floor
Said she didn't love me anymore
Chorus
Paris is burning, let it burn
Some bridges fall, some never learn
Some fires die, some never quit
Some people light 'em and blame you for it
Everybody's got a match somewhere
Paris is burning, damn and nobody cares
Bridge
The newsman said the city survived
I wondered if Paris was still alive
I picked up the phone, then put it down
Some fires ain't worth hanging around
Final Chorus
Paris is burning, let it burn
There's some lessons you don't need to learn
I loved that woman, I'll admit
But I wasn't the one who started it
The city of Paris is doing just fine
It's the one I married who's losing her mind
Outro
I turned the TV off around ten
Paris was calling me again.

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