Lyrics to
Baby I’m Burning

This version of Baby I’M Burning was released by Dolly Parton in 1978.

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You look at me that way
I know what your eyes say
Your eyes reflect love and desire
I see that you need me
I need you to please me
You touch me and set me on fire
It’s the way that you love me
The way that you touch me
The way that you whisper my name
I cannot resist you
Each time I kiss you
Then everything goes up in flames

Baby I’m burning out of control
Baby I’m burning body and soul
Hot as a pistol of flaming desire
Baby I’m burning
You got me on fire

I’m on fire

This red hot emotion
Puts fireworks in motion
It looks like the fourth of July
There’s no use in fighting
The fire you’ve ignited
Just stand back and watch the sparks fly

Baby I’m burning out of control
Baby I’m burning body and soul
Hot as a pistol of flaming desire
Baby I’m burning
You got me on fire

Baby I’m burning
Baby I’m burning
Baby I’m burning
Baby I’m burning

Baby I’m burning out of control
Baby I’m burning body and soul
Hot as a pistol of flaming desire
Baby I’m burning
You got me on fire

Baby I’m burning out of control
Baby I’m burning body and soul
Hot as a pistol of flaming desire
Baby I’m burning
You got me on fire

Baby I’m burning out of control
Baby I’m burning body and soul
Hot as a pistol of flaming desire
Baby I’m burning
You got me on fire

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About Lyrics and Baby I’M Burning by Dolly Parton

The lyrics for Baby I’M Burning are defined as the words making up the song released by Dolly Parton in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Baby I’M Burning have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Dolly Parton and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Baby I’M Burning by Dolly Parton if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Baby I’M Burning" means the words set to the music of Baby I’M Burning, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Dolly Parton. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Baby I’M Burning and the lyrics to Baby I’M Burning are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Dolly Parton who came here looking just for the lyrics to Baby I’M Burning, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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