The poisoned rose
That you gave to me
Has left me half alive
And half in ecstasy
But if just half your love
Is all I can win
Give me just a fraction
And no more medicine
The poisoned rose
On a Valentines card
That you take straight to your heart
That you call my junkyard
But if all I can do
Is save pieces of you
The piece of your mind
The piece of your heart
Didn't tear me apart
Like the poisoned rose
That I received from you
Now I don't know how we came to grow
Into this very sad affair
But every time we try to do the decent thing
Somebody spikes the drinks
And a single becomes a pair
The poisoned rose
You wear at your best
That I keep pressed between the white sheets
Where you lie half undressed
I threw away my shirt and shoes
You looked and I dived in
It's just you and me now, darling
And do you know why?
'Cause I threw away the gin
I talked to the garbage men
And they took away your alibis
And all your worn-out clothes
I even threw myself down on the ground
But I couldn't bring myself
To throw away the rose
This poisoned rose
This poisoned rose
The Poisoned Rose
Nick Lowe
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Lyrics by Nick Lowe
12 Step Program 36 Inches A Better Man A Man In Love Basing Street (Bonus Track) Beast In Me Big Kick, Plain Scrap Born A Woman Checkout Time Cold Grey Light Of Dawn Cruel To Be Kind Dose Of You Endless Grey Ribbon Feel Again Half A Boy & Half A Man Half A Boy & Half A Man Hope for Us All House for Sale I Don't Want The Night To End I knew the Bride (When she used to rock and roll I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock And Roll) I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock And&hellip... I Live On A Battlefield I Love My Label I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass I Read A Lot I Trained Her To Love Me I'll Be There Long Limbed Girl Love So Fine Love's Got A Lot To Answer For Lover Don't Go Lover Don't Go Lovers Jamboree Not Too Long Ago Only A Fool Breaks His Own Heart People Change Poisoned Rose Rocky Road Rome Wasn't Built In a Day Sensitive Man Shake And Pop Shame On The Rain She's Got Soul Skin Deep Somebody Cares for Me Stoplight Roses Switchboard Susan The Beast In Me The Club The Man in Love The Other Side Of the Coin They Called It Rock Tonight Where's My Everything? Withered On The Vine You Don't Know Me At All
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