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I don't want to set the world on fire
I just want to start
A flame in your heart
In my heart I have but one desire
And that one is you
No other will do

I've lost all ambition for worldly acclaim
I just want to be the one you love
And with your admission that you feel the same
I'll have reached the goal I'm dreaming of

Believe me!
I don't want to set the world on fire
I just want to start
A flame in your heart

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sillybunny On Aug 25, 2006

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Cover art for I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire lyrics by Amy Arnell

by sillybunny

20y ago

This song was written by Horace Heidt, Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin and Eddie Durham, and performed by vocalist Amy Arnell who sang with Tommy Tucker's orchestra during the late 1930s and early 1940s. It was her most successful recording. The song is featured on "Words and Music of World War II."

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Cover art for I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire lyrics by Amy Arnell

by sillybunny

20y ago

Believe me, I don't want to set the world on fire I just want to start A flame in your heart

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Cover art for I Don't Want to Set the World On Fire lyrics by Amy Arnell

by Andrack

19y ago

This is going to be on the Fallout 3 soundtrack. That almost makes me want to buy it.

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