She's just a girl, and she's on fire, Hotter than a fantasy, longer like a highway. She's living in a world, and it's on fire Feeling the catastrophe, but she knows she can fly away.
Oh, she got both feet on the ground, And she's burning it down. Oh, she got her head in the clouds, And she's not backing down.
[Chorus:] This girl is on fire, This girl is on fire. She's walking on fire, This girl is on fire.
[Alicia Keys:] Looks like a girl, but she's a flame, So bright, she can burn your eyes, Better look the other way. You can try but you'll never forget her name, She's on top of the world, Hottest of the hottest girls say:
"Oh, we got our feet on the ground, And we're burning it down. Oh, got our head in the clouds, And we're not coming down."
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[Alicia Keys:] Everybody stands, as she goes by Cause they can see the flame that's in her eyes. Watch her when she's lighting up the night. Nobody knows that she's a lonely girl And it's a lonely world. But she gon' let it burn, baby, burn, baby.