It used to be a sweet sensation 
No price too high for love 
Now I pay for this bitter taste 
And the price is not enough 
 
Such cruel sport for your kicks 
Such hard knocks on my heart 
How long before the pain ends 
Tell me where living starts 
 
And lovers leap off burning buildings 
Waking up on a sky high wire 
Desperation leaves us clinging 
On the edge of a house on fire 
 
Lovers leap off burning buildings 
Live our life on borrowed time 
Every flame that ever moved you 
Touched your lips but never mine 
 
Lovers leap off burning buildings 
 
No room for conversation 
Cold stares and angry words 
Fall in pieces from our faces 
We read "do not disturb" 
 
Some lovers just go hungry 
Others beg for just a bite 
You use me under pressure 
To whet your appetite