Rome wasn't burnt in a day. Took a lot of time for the bricks to be razed Rome wasn't burnt in an afternoon Took [?] and God knows who See everybody had a turn To make Rome burn But these Romans, they never learn It's time to take a match man, It's time to return, I said Rome wasn't burnt in a day, yeah Rome wasn't burnt in a day, yeah Come on Rome wasn't burnt in a day, no And not in an hour Yeah, that's what they say We gotta burn it down now, oh But everybody said, man you're crazy You're never gonna burn Rome All you got is fire That city's made of marble and stone Caesar and his details they're so strong Rome has been a city, for so long You weren't scared, you didn't care You weren't scared, you kept on banging on that door, yeah You kept on banging on that door now You kept on banging on that door Until the city was no more So next time you feel like giving in Next time, you feel you can't do it again Next time you think, that it's all too much Next time you feel, ugh, I've had enough Just remember what they said Rome wasn't burnt in a day, Wasn't burnt in a day Rome wasn't burnt in a day Come on Wasn't burnt in a day, no Yes that's what they say Not in an afternoon Yeah, that's what they say We gotta burn it down now, oh Rome wasn't burnt in a day, Wasn't burnt in a day Rome wasn't burnt in a day