He's dating a lawyer with a gentle nature
  Says she ain't nothin' like me
  And there's fire and there's water
  And all I can offer
  Is a temperment that he don't need
  Well he's making his rounds with the well bred in town
  Safe and out of harm
  Well he can say what he likes water is nice
  But it's fire that keeps you warm
  
  Maybe I'm rough around the edges
  And stubborn to a fault
  Maybe I'm just a little too hardheaded
  Stiff backboned and all
  Maybe I'm passionate about being passionate
  Say what you like boy water is nice
  But it's fire that keeps you warm
  
  Well if you know me you know it's true
  And you can quote me if you want to
  
  Maybe I'm rough around the edges
  And stubborn to a fault
  Maybe I'm just a little too hardheaded
  Stiff backboned and all
  Maybe I'm passionate about being passionate
  Say what you like boy water is nice
  But it's fire that keeps you warm
  
  Say what you like
  When they all turn to ice
  It's the fire that you're gonna want
  
  He's dating a doctor with a gentle nature
  Says she ain't nothin' like me
  And there's fire and there's water and all I can offer
  Is a temperment that he don't need