Roses

Hell's one hundred acres are on fire
And the sky is black and bruised
Clear the decks
Clear the decks
Let the engines through

Gentlemen take ladies by the hand
To the threshold of a dream
Toe the line
Toe the line
To eternity

Cause roses
Roses
Perform
Each opens and closes
Thrown in life's
Refrain

Valentines still trace the lines
And arcs
Of bouquets that never got caught
Wish I may
Wish I might
This one's over soon

Cause roses
Roses
Perform
Each opens and closes
Thrown in life's
Refrain

Cause roses
Roses
Perform
Each opens and closes
Thrown in life's
Refrain

Ashes
Ashes
And they all fall down