I'm On Fire
Various Artists Lyrics


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Hey little girl is your daddy home
Did he go and leave you all alone
I got a bad desire
Oh-oh-oh, I'm on fire

Tell me now baby is he good to you
Can he do to you the things I don't do
I can take you higher
Oh-oh-oh, I'm On Fire I'm on fire

Sometimes it's like someone took a knife baby
Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley
Through the middle of my soul

At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet
And a freight train running through the
Middle of my head




Only you can cool my desire
Oh-oh-oh, I'm on fire

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of β€œI’m on Fire” by Various Artists conveys a strong desire that the singer has for a little girl. The song is told from the perspective of someone who is questioning whether the girl’s father is home or if she is alone. The desire the singer is feeling for the girl is described as being bad, but it’s obvious that the singer can’t help how they feel. The song is full of sexual tension that is conveyed through the lyrics, which makes the meaning of the song somewhat controversial.


The song suggests that this desire is uncontrollable, and the absence of the girl’s father plays a role in the singer’s confidence to approach her. The lyrics contain lines that are written in a bluesy, gritty way which makes it feel like a fleeting feeling of lust. The singer continues to ask the girl if her current lover is good to her or if he can do the things the singer doesn’t do. The language used in the song depicts the singer’s longing to be with the girl by saying, β€œI can take you higher”.


The chorus of the song is where the title comes from, and it repeats that the singer has a bad desire and that he is on fire. The lyrics then suggest that it’s difficult to manage these feelings and compares it to a sharp knife that has cut through the middle of the singer’s soul. The song ends with the singer feeling restless and unable to sleep at night, with only the girl being able to cool his overwhelming desire.


Line by Line Meaning

Hey little girl is your daddy home
Asking if the girl's father is around


Did he go and leave you all alone
Asking if the girl's father abandoned her


I got a bad desire
Expressing a strong, primal urge


Oh-oh-oh, I'm on fire
Metaphorically burning with passion


Tell me now baby is he good to you
Asking if the girl's current partner is treating her well


Can he do to you the things I don't do
Asking if the girl's current partner satisfies her needs


I can take you higher
Promising to elevate her experience


Oh-oh-oh, I'm On Fire I'm on fire
Reiterating the burning passion


Sometimes it's like someone took a knife baby
Describing a feeling of sharp emotional pain


Edgy and dull and cut a six-inch valley
Exaggerating the depth of the emotional wound


Through the middle of my soul
Indicating a deep, spiritual hurt


At night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet
Describing intense and vivid dreams


And a freight train running through the
Expressing the overwhelming power of the feelings


Middle of my head
Locating the source of the feelings in the mind


Only you can cool my desire
Stating that only the girl can satisfy the man's passion


Oh-oh-oh, I'm on fire
Repeating the burning passion once again




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Comments from YouTube:

Daniel Burns

this song went to #3 on the country charts in 1974!!!

graham bull

I never forgave Elvis for growing all that seventies hair....but I forgive you Conway!

On'ry Waymore

Oh I forgave the King; he was still styling and profiling and putting out good music to the end. Long live the King!

Missy D

I’m not through loving you yet, On’ry..........hugs and kisses love!!! πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’‹πŸ’‹πŸ’‹πŸ’‹πŸ’‹πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

On'ry Waymore

Kisses and hugs to you my sweetie:)

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