The One-Line Lyric Challenge

Burning Down the House

It's the first of September, and you know what that means.
An entire week of birthday festivities!

Celebrate with this funky tribute to the Talking Heads.
But make sure to bring your fire extinguisher.

"Burning Down the House" (cover) by Paramore



Lyrics: ▼

Watch out, you might get what you're after
Cool, babies – strange but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house

Hold tight, wait till the party's over
Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house

Here's your ticket, pack your bag, it's time for jumping overboard
The transportation is here
Close enough but not too far, maybe you know where you are
Fighting fire with fire

All wet, here, you might need a raincoat
Shake-down, dreams walking in broad daylight
Three hundred sixty-five degrees
Burning down the house

It was once upon a place, sometimes I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work say, “Baby, what did you expect?”
Gonna burst into flames

Burning down the house

My house is out of the ordinary
That’s right, don't wanna hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house

No visible means of support, and you have not seen nothing yet
Everything's stuck together
I don't know what you expect staring into the TV set
Fighting fire with fire

Burning down the house

Lyric Prompt: "strange but not a stranger"

Include the above line somewhere in your entry.
Remember that you can chose another line from the lyrics above if you don't like the given one.