Rotten Roses Lyrics

Rotten Roses, the things that I hold dear

Remind me of the happy times when you were here

Trying to forget but I can't get my story straight

I'm writing this song when it's already too late

Rotten Roses, you've got a hold on me

Your prickly thorns are gonna make me bleed

The petals are gone, but the pain remains

Rotten Roses are driving me insane

I've had plenty flowers, flowers just like you

Lovely, pretty, almost at a bloom

But nothing good grows on your side of town

These roses are bringing me down

Rotten Roses, you've got a hold on me

Your prickly thorns are gonna make me bleed

The petals are gone, but the pain remains

Rotten Roses are driving me insane

By the time summer comes you'll have another fool

And I'll be drinking gallons on this stool

Then, in winter, the roses will not grow

But your memory will stay, that I know

Rotten Roses, you've got a hold on me

Your prickly thorns are gonna make me bleed

The petals are gone, but the pain remains

Rotten Roses are driving me insane

Rotten Roses are driving me insane