I fell asleep down by a stream
And there I had the strangest dream
And down by Brennan's Glenn there grows
The briar and the rose
There’s a tree in the forest and I don't know where
I built a nest out of your hair
And climbing up into the air
The briar and the rose
Well I don't know how long it’s been
But I was born in Brennan's Glenn
And near the end of spring there grows
The briar and the rose
I picked a rose one early morn
I pricked my finger on a thorn
Thеy had grown so close it's winding wove
The briar and thе rose
I tried to tear them both apart
I felt a bullet through my heart
And all dressed up in springs new clothes
The briar and the rose
And when I'm buried and in my grave
Tell me so I may know
Your tears may fall to make love grow
The briar and the rose
And when I'm buried and in my grave
Tell me so I may know
Your tears may fall to make love grow
The briar and the rose
The Briar and the Rose was written by Tom Waits.
The Briar and the Rose was produced by The Once & Mark Neary.
The Once released The Briar and the Rose on Wed Sep 01 2010.