Smoke And Ashes Lyrics - New Beginning - Tracy Chapman

I'd heard rumors and I'd heard talk 

About the trail you'd left of broken hearts 

About the sea of tears too wide to cross 

But a little bad press has never scared me off 

So I burned a path to figure out 

How to get me some of what you got 

I've got a red hot heart 

If the talk is true yours is the same 

We should be together 

And let our passions fan love's flame, oh yeah 

When I looked for you I almost passed you by 

You were so cool and calm 

I thought my friends had lied 

But I thought so much reserve must make you wild inside 

It was there and then that I knew 

I had to get some of what you got 

I've got a red hot heart 

If the talk is true yours is the same 

We should be together 

And let our passions fan love's flame, oh yeah 

I thought I'd won your heart when I held you hand in mine 

I thought it was true love the way we complemented each other 

But my right is your wrong 

And when you're right then I'm left with nothing 

Your light and your heat have all been spent 

Leaving only smoke and ashes 

Only smoke and ashes baby 

I've got a red hot heart 

And your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins 

I say there's fire down below 

You say it's only smoke and ashes baby 

I'm crying all the time 

Salty stinging tears 

And mourning for the past carbon-dated years 

But knowing now for certain that you were always right 

Because if a breeze could blow you out of my life 

It's only smoke and ashes, baby 

Only smoke and ashes baby 

I've got a red hot heart 

And your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins 

I say there's fire down below 

You say it's only smoke and ashes baby 

I was blinded by devotion 

My unwavering love for you 

So blinded that I thought all your lies were true 

But now I know for certain since you've gone away 

It was just a smoldering fire I mistook for a blaze 

Only smoke and ashes baby 

I've got a red hot heart 

And your heart's as blue as the blood in your veins (your heart's as blue) 

I say there's fire down below 

You say it's only smoke and ashes baby (only) 

Only smoke and ashes baby, baby 

Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby