Blood and Roses

Written by Pat DiNizio
Performed by The Smithereens

It was long ago.
It seems like yesterday.
I saw you standing in the rain,
Then I heard you say,

I want to love, but it comes out wrong.
I want to live, but I don't belong.
I close my eyes and I see
Blood and roses.

I brought flowers in the springtime.
October, we were wed.
In winter time, the roses died.
Her blood ran cold, and then she said,

I want to love, but it comes out wrong.
I want to live, but I don't belong.
I close my eyes and I see
Blood and roses.

It was long ago.
It seems like yesterday.
I saw you standing in the rain,
Then I heard you say,

I need your love, but it comes out wrong.
I've tried to live, but I don't belong.
I close my eyes and I see
Blood and roses.