Verse 1 We were sixteen in a town that shut early, Streetlights buzzing and the air turning dirty, Cold on our hands but we never felt it, Life was a match and we laughed when we lit it. Old train station, back of the off-licence, Talking like kings with our holes in our trainers, Nobody rich but we carried the whole world, Dreams in our pockets and dust on our shirts. Pre-Chorus And I still hear those Saturday nights, Your voice in the dark and the blur of the lights, We thought we were broken, we thought we were free, Funny how both can be true at seventeen. Chorus We were on fire, fire, Young hearts burning through the rain, Running like we’d never feel pain, Back when the world felt wider. We were on fire, fire, Smoke in our lungs and hope in our veins, Nothing to lose and everything strange, God, we were wild, we were brighter, We were on fire. Verse 2 Jess had a red coat, danced on the pavement, Tom got his heart broke outside the nightclub, Me, I was halfway between being fearless And being a kid trying hard not to show it. Summer fair nights and the field by the bypass, First kiss tasted like cider and bad luck, Every small moment felt bigger than history, Every goodbye felt like tearing the sky up. Pre-Chorus And I still see those half-empty roads, Those cheap little bars and the lives that we chose, We thought we were nowhere, we thought we were stars, Funny how both leave their mark on your heart. Chorus We were on fire, fire, Young hearts burning through the rain, Running like we’d never feel pain, Back when the world felt wider. We were on fire, fire, Smoke in our lungs and hope in our veins, Nothing to lose and everything strange, God, we were wild, we were brighter, We were on fire. Bridge Now I come back and the roads seem smaller, Some moved away and some got older, Some names fade but the feeling stays, Like a song still caught in the walls of the place. And I know now what I couldn’t then, You don’t get those nights back again, But they live in your blood, in the words, in the wire, Part of me always stays in that fire. Final Chorus We were on fire, fire, Young hearts burning through the rain, Running like we’d never feel pain, Back when the world felt wider. We were on fire, fire, Smoke in our lungs and hope in our veins, Nothing to lose and everything strange, God, we were wild, we were brighter, We were on fire. Outro Yeah we were reckless, we were tired, We were kids and we were liars, We were magic, we were a choir, We were on fire.
