[Verse 1] Nineteen and pacing Across my little floor My friends are in the town tonight I am locked inside the door A bulb in my ceiling Keeps burning through the night It makes my shadows honest But it doesn’t make me right [Pre-Chorus] I put on my jacket Then I take it off again I hear the laughing down the hall And I count to ten [Chorus] Bare bulb, burn bright The only warmth I’ll get tonight I keep missing my chance I keep missing my chance Burn bright, burn bright A strange fear grips me And I keep missing my chance I keep missing my chance [Verse 2] I see you at the station With rain on your cheap coat I had a line to give you It sank before I spoke A bus hissed past the crossing I stood there in the cold If I’d been braver, maybe I would have let it show [Pre-Chorus] I watched the doors shut open I watched the minutes run I’m always in the shadows When I need to be the one [Chorus] Burn bright, hold tight The only light I’ll get tonight I keep missing my chance I keep missing my chance Burn bright, burn bright I want to open up to you But I keep missing my chance I keep missing my chance [Bridge] If the road went wild tonight And every fear got thrown away I’d put my name on the line I’d say it anyway Take my luck, take my pride Take the part of me that hides I’d trade my quiet little life For one good try [Chorus] Bare bulb, burn bright I’ve time to think again tonight I keep missing my chance I keep missing my chance Burn bright, burn bright I wanted it all too much But I keep missing my chance I keep missing my chance
