[Verse 1] You say that all you want are the simple things Long walks on lonely beaches guitars with nylon strings But underneath you’d rather leap through a hoop of fire       You shy away from lips that want that want to kiss you Tongue-tied on formal evenings wealth don’t impress you But if you ask me you like the heat in a hoop of fire [Chorus] And it’s hard to read just how you feel or what your dreams desire          Your pulse that races when I’m close reads like a hoop of fire   Your pulse that races when I’m close reads like a hoop of fire   [Interlude]    [Verse 2] No late nights making love in secret places You feel pressure all around you mistrust in strangers faces But don’t pretend you wouldn’t spend some time in a hoop of fire         [Chorus] And it’s hard to read just how you feel or what your dreams desire         Your pulse that races when I’m close reads like a hoop of fire   Your pulse that races when I’m close reads like a hoop of fire   [Interlude]           [Bridge] But don’t pretend you wouldn’t spend some time in a hoop of fire         [Chorus] And it’s hard to read just how you feel or what your dreams desire         Your pulse that races when I’m close reads like a hoop of fire (Hoop of fire) Your pulse that races when I’m close reads like a hoop of fire (Hoop of fire) [Tag] Your pulse that races when I’m close reads like a hoop of fire