She came down from up near Katherine
Moved in across the ridge
She was everything a young man could desire
Out there in the ranges
In secret we would meet
My heart ran as wild as desert fire
Like a burning sun beating down
She sparked a flame on virgin ground
And if by chance a fire should start
No one could tame the burning heart
Well her father owned the station
Where I rode the boundry fences
And he made it clear for all the hands to see
That a man could easily wind up
On the wrong end of his shot gun
And his little girl was only seventeen
Like a burning sun beating down
She sparked a flame on virgin ground
And if by chance a fire should start
No one could tame the burning heart
She came on me like the summer
wrapped around me like the wind
And my defenses buckled in the heat
Out there on the station
The sun set amber glow
As our lips met a fire was released
Like a burning sun beating down
She sparked a flame on virgin ground
And if by chance a fire should start
No one could tame the burning heart
Just like a burning sun that was beating down
She sparked a flame on virgin ground
And if by chance a fire should start
No one could tame the burning heart
Ooh my burning heart