You called me early one morning   And said you were glad I was home   You were lying there flat on your back   Getting drunk playing guitar alone      Did she say   She was leaving the very next day   Did you beg her to stay   Did you beg her to stay      You got to burn to shine   You got to burn to shine   You got to burn to shine      It doesn't get easy get empty get older   And realize we actually die   Filled up with fear and the question persists   That you just might be living a lie      And I saw, as you beat your tired fists on the wall   Are you asking for more   Are you asking for more      You got to burn to shine   You got to burn to shine   You got to burn to shine   You got to burn to shine   You got to burn to shine   You got to burn to shine      I'm keepin' it together   Just keep it together at best   Somewhere inside of me   I know that this is a test      You got to burn to shine   You got to burn to shine   You got to burn to shine   You got to burn to shine   You got to burn to shine   You got to burn to shine