Whenever I'm with him    Something inside    Starts to burnin'    And I'm filled with desire       Could it be the devil in me    Or is this the way love's supposed to be       Just like a heatwave    Burning in my heart    Can't keep from cryin'    It's tearing me apart       Whenever he calls my name    So slow, sweet and plain    I feel, yeah, yeah,    Well I feel that burning flame       Has my blood pressure got a hold on me    Or is this the way love's supposed to be       Just like a heatwave    Burning in my heart    Can't keep from cryin'    It's tearing me apart       Sometimes I stare in space    Tears all over my face    I can't explain it, don't understand it    I ain't never felt like this before       But that doesn't mean it has me amazed    I don't know what to do, my head's in a haze       Just like a heatwave    Burning in my heart    Can't keep from cryin'    It's tearing me apart       Don't pass up this chance    This time it's a true romance       Heatwave