Something's burnin', something's telling me I got to get away Something's burnin' oh so hot I need it right away Oh, my sister, let me go You see my brothers, now I know Something's burnin', something's telling me I got to get away Something's asking, something says "Hey man, why you got to stay?" 'Cause I've been running all my life I've been wandering, I've been wandering Oh, something's burnin' Oh, something's burnin' Some get in, some get out There's a lot of it about Some get high, some get low Some don't know where to go But I've been learnin' all my life I've been growing, I've been growing Oh, something's burnin' Oh, something's burnin' Oh, something's burnin' Oh, something's burnin'