Lyrics You Can't Blame the Train - Don McLean

Here I am, lashing out at love again
Alone, wondering why it hurt me like it did
Here I am, cursing the word again
Like it had anything to do with why I feel like this

You can′t blame the fire when you're the one that got too close
You can′t blame the wave, only the rider
You can't blame the cliff when you're the one up on the edge
You can′t place the blame all on the flame
You can′t blame the fire

Love's another force of nature
The powerful, immovable object you can′t change
Yes, so I made the choice to chase her
What other reason is there that it ended up this way?

You can't blame the fire when you′re the one that got too close
You can't blame the wave, only the rider
You can′t blame the cliff when you're the one up on the edge
You can't place the blame all on the flame
You can′t blame the fire

I know it burned you up
(You can′t blame the fire)
For doing what it does

Now I'm staring at the ceiling
Got keys that I′ll give back and a number I can't call
Pictures I′m supposed to be deleting
I'm starting to wonder if it′s not my own damn fault

But you can't blame the fire when you're the one that got too close
You can′t blame the wave, only the rider
You can′t blame the cliff when you're the one up on the edge
You can′t place the blame all on the flame
You can't blame the fire

No, you can′t blame the fire

I can't blame the fire