Fire on the porch on a summer's night
All of my things are there inside
Black smoke rise up, burn on burn higher
I smell leaves and burning tires
Dogs in the meadows barking wild
Blackbird rise up, tell me what have you done

I'm not drunk and I'm not sad
There's nothing inside that I want back
Let me touch your lips, let me see where you're at
Do you wonder how I am tonight
Then don't lose time looking in my eyes
Not every tear means you're gonna cry

From the bottom of my heart
Comes a cold dark feeling
There is nothing but dust
In the layers I'm peeling

From the bottom of my heart
Beats a rattling drum
Coming up from the depths
Into the rays of the sun

Now under crushing skies of grays
Paralyzed with phantom pains
Before this room became just a place

Where I just sleep through endless days
Spinning webs and carving names
Where thoughts break up, exploding in space

But I once crossed a quarter mile
Through black pools of razor wires
And cut through steel with the edge of a file

While singing rhapsodies in stride
Hell-bent and dignified
Now my time has come, now who you fooling and why?

From the bottom of my heart
Comes a cold dark feeling
There is eminent death
To the promise I'm keeping

From the bottom of my heart
Comes an army of one
Marching back up the steps
Into the rays of the sun

Pale-faced and hollowed eyes
Buried under ruptured skies
Not every smile means I'm laughing inside
Two-faced and compromised
I've enraptured you with lies
Everything means nothing and tonight everything is mine

From the bottom of my heart
Comes a cold dark feeling
I have buried so much
In the layers I'm peeling

From the bottom of my heart
A battle will come
Marching back up the steps
Into the rays of the sun

From the bottom of my heart
Comes a cold dark feeling
Wrapped around tight
With no sign of leaving

From the bottom of my heart
A ballad is sung
Through a whisper she comes
Into the rays of the sun

Me and my heart took a
Vow from the start and a
Vow to my heart I never break

Seasons may come and the
Seasons may go but know
Through every time and space
My love will always stay forever and always

From the bottom of my heart, I love you
I can say these words to you without delay
If you're wondering just how long I'll love you
Try forever that's how long I'll feel this way

Me and my heart got a
Promise from the stars that they'd
Keep this love burning endlessly

People will come just as
People will go but know
Whatever life has in store
Through all eternity you will have my love for always

From the bottom of my heart, I love you
I can say these words to you without delay
If you're wondering just how long I'll love you
Try forever that's how long I'll feel this way

Yes, forever is how long my love will stay
Forever is a long, long time
But so what?

I can't be any more
(in love with you).
There ain't nowhere I can find now
(anymore to)
That I can criticize.
From the bottom of my heart
I really love you,
Oh yes I do now.

It didn't take too long to be sure.
From the bottom of my heart,
Oh I really do.

Things you do I admire
(And I'm in love with you).
You gotta realise that, baby,
Every day I love those higher and higher.
(I find no faults in you)
That I can criticize.
From the bottom of my heart
Oh I really love you,
Oh yes I do now.

It didn't take too long to be sure,
From the bottom of my heart,
Oh I really do.

Now don't you ever go away,
Without you I just don't know where to start over.
I'm asking you to stay and, baby,
I know I'm saying it
From the bottom of my heart.

It's a love, that I know
(And I'm in love with you).
Oh you gotta realise, baby,
As day by day our love will grow.
(I find no faults in you)
That I can criticize.
From the bottom of my heart
Oh I really love you,
Yes I do now.

It didn't take too long to be sure,
From the bottom of my heart,
Oh I really do.

Oh I really do love you.
Oh I really do love you, baby.

Yes, I really do love you,
Yeah.
Love.
Oh.....