The sky is burnin' I believe my soul's on fire You are, I'm learnin', the key to my desire Waiting for the van arrive The prisoners were lined up outside Jumped a wall, hitched a ride and now I'm here to stay Love you baby anyway The sky is burnin' I believe my soul's on fire You are, I'm learnin', the key to my desire Ran across the country fields in all the rain They had guns and dogs and everything Swam the river tryin' to lose my trail But they caught me; under the bridge, Who yeah! The sky is burnin' I believe my soul's on fire You are, I'm learnin', the key to my desire, oh yeah The judge said this man's a danger to humanity We're gonna lock him up and throw away the key Now baby, your love has sent me to jail But I'd rather die than see you with another man Yeah it's burnin' babe I believe my soul's on fire Working on the railroad every day But they can't keep me here And I'm not gonna stay I got to get outta this place Out to see you baby Yeah it's burnin' babe Oh, burnin' I believe my soul's on fire Oh, burnin' Ah, yeah, ah oh ...