So you thought without here it would be easy to live

She wanted more than you were willing to give

Ah, but give and take and blame are all part of the flame

That burns for the one you want to be with

You know a fire is hard to get started

And even harder to make a good one last

You'd better believe it's so, you're gonna wind up out in the cold

When it all goes up in smoke and ashes



(CHORUS)

You better pour a little more coal on the fire

Send the voice she knows and loves whistlin' down the wire

If it's love and it's true

Oh there ain't no doubt what you gotta do

Pour a little more coal on the fire

You better pour a little more coal on the fire



There ain't nothing as lonely as a loser

Who refuses to fold a losin' hand

You'd better believe it's true, 'cause it's happening to you

You're gonna become a forgotten man



(REPEAT CHORUS)



I said if it's love and it's real

Then call her up and tell her just how you feel

Pour a little more coal on the fire

Just a little more love

Just a little more coal

On the fire, on the fire...