This old house is burning down tonight   I'm gonna watch it burn   I'm gonna stand out in the road   This old house is burning down tonight      Front porch, back door, well-worn wooden floor   All agree that since you¹re gone   The TV, sofa bed, brand new stereo   Just can't seem to get along   They'll all be ashes by the dawn      Your Beatles, my Stones, your My Aim Is True   Staying up late every night   With your cigarettes, Jim Beam, gallon of gasoline   Did someone say they need a light   You'll see my love for you burns bright      So send your sheriff to arrest me   He'll have to cross the county line   I'll get the devil to defend me   I was only burnin' what was mine      Black shirt, black shoes, favorite pair of blue jeans   I saved my coat, I saved my hat   But your white dress, gold band, silver frame and photograph   Stayed behind the welcome mat    I never really liked your cat      This old house is burning down tonight   All Halloween orange and chimney red   This old house is burning down tonight   You're gonna say My God! when you see it on the news   And by the time the ceiling hits the ground   I'll smoke my tires and leave this town