(Billy Dean, Tim Nichols)From the thoughts that I've been thinkin'I should think of an alibiThought I'm innocent, I 've still got a guilty mindThere's no place that I can turn toWhen she turns out the lightsTo keep her from seein' youburni n' in my eyesIt's like tryin' to hide a fire in the darkCarrin' around this torch in my heartI cannot conceal it I cannot p ut it outIt's like tryin' to hide a fire in the darkTryin' to fight a flame I never meant to startIt's out of control and no thin' can help me nowAt first it was no problemFlickering thoughts of you now and thenNothin' intimate that she could call a sinThen you sparked my imaginationTemptation bout to drive me wildThese flares of desire you can see for milesIt's like tryin' to hide a fire in the darkCarrin' around this torch in my heartI cannot conceal it I cannot put it outIt's like tryin ' to hide a fire in the darkTryin' to fight a flame I never meant to startIt's out of control and nothin' can help me nowIt 's like tryin' to hide a fire in the darkCarrin' around this torch in my heartI cannot conceal it I cannot put it outIt's li ke tryin' to hide a fire in the darkTryin' to fight a flame I never meant to startIt's out of control and nothin' can help me nowIt's like tryin' to hide a fire in the darkCarrin' around this torch in my heartI cannot conceal it I cannot put it out It's like tryin' to hide a fire in the darkTryin' to fight a flame I never meant to startIt's out of control and nothin' can help me now