Tinderbox Heart

Tinderbox Heart
Ch
I’ve got a tinderbox heart
One look can set it afire
Roars out of control from just a spark I’ve got a tinderbox heart
Since (from) the days of the schoolyard I’ve been trying to find
a piece of the puzzle
I knew was left back behind
A flash of a smile
Is like a beacon of light from miles away A laugh at a joke that i’ve told
warms me like a flame
like a flame
Chorus
Trust is a delicate thing, much harder to get back than to toss away and I won’t say my heart’s a liar, but it tells me things overstated and I have found
that I can’t bring together everything I feel and I see
And that eggs all in one basket are likely eggs thrown away,
eggs thrown away Chorus
I ask you out of pity or kindness, please walk away unless you could find us
Together in a sense I don’t dare to imagine, because too many times it’s tugged at my heart in a way
that’s left me sad and confused enough that today I’m sure
That it’s too hard on me to hope, and I’m better off lonely than hurt
better off lonely (than hurt)