[Verse 1]
Down at the courthouse, they're ringing the flag down
Long black line of cars snaking slow through town
Red sheets snapping on the line
With this ring, will you be mine?

[Chorus]
The fuse is burning
Shut out the lights
The fuse is burning
Come on, let me do you right

[Verse 2]
Trees on fire with the first fall's frost
Long black line in front of Holy Cross
Blood moon rising in a sky of black dust
Tell me, baby, who do you trust?

[Chorus]
The fuse is burning
Shut out the lights
The fuse is burning
Come on, let me do you right

[Verse 3]
Tires on the highway hissing that something's coming
You can feel the wires in the treetops humming
Devil's on the horizon line
Your kiss and I'm alive

[Verse 4]
Quiet afternoon in the empty house
On the edge of the bed, you slip off your blouse
The room is burning with the noon sun
Your bittersweet taste on my tongue

[Chorus]
The fuse is burning
Shut out the lights
The fuse is burning
Come on, let me do you right

[Chorus]
The fuse is burning
Shut out the lights
The fuse is burning
Come on, let me do you right

[Outro]
The fuse is burning
The fuse is burning
The fuse is burning
The fuse is burning