Black Roses lyrics

So you were late

But you never told me you were

You didn`t want to say

Till you were sure

But that song and dance

Won`t work no more

Because you got no rhythm

To save your soul



I don`t care how much it hurts

So you can tell it

To the Roman Catholic Church

I don`t run away

From my mistakes

But this is one, honey,

That I didn`t make



And I can`t catch you

And I can`t get you

But I can`t let you catch me



Oh no, you can`t catch me

And you never will

So you can plant black roses

In your window sill

I`ll be free

And you`ll be suicidal

While you press black roses

In your family Bible



So now it`s all

Left up to your discretion

And you can spill your guts

In your next confession

Lift your eyes up to the sky

Give `em ten Hail Marys

For one white lie



Your mother always said

I would bring you down

If she could only see you now

Clinging tight to your rosary

Saying, "This wasn`t how

It was supposed to be . . ."



Forget about a snow-white

Wedding gown

And you can toss black roses

In a hole in the ground



Roses are red, roses are black

Tell your mother what you did

And give her a heart attack



Someday when I`m cold and dead

You`re gonna find black roses

By your hospital bed