They said experience; the greatest teacher of them all And the bigger they come sometimes The harder they fall So don't get burnt by your own desire 'cause burnt child is afraid of fire everybody knows that a burnt child Sure now feels afraid of fire when you're out in the world waiting on those lucky breaks you must learn learn learn from your own mistakes when you flow thought a craps game when we roll the dice now you got to remember never never never make the same mistake twice and don't get burnt by your own desire 'cause a burnt child is afraid of fire everybody knows that a burnt child Sure now feels afraid of fire fire fire now look the way you left me baby You know you should be ashamed but now you come around here trying to fan the same old flame but I won't get burnt by my own desire 'cause a burnt child is afraid of fire everybody knows that a burnt child Sure now feels afraid of fire burnt child is afraid of fire he remember to stay away from that flame once he has been burnt everybody knows that a burnt child everybody knows that a burnt child everybody knows that a burnt child has got to be afraid of fire