Blue Roses

I cheat 'cause I lie

I lie 'cause I steal

I steal because my heart's good as buried in a field

It's food for the flowers

And God's honest truth

Even the wild roses are blue

I drink because I smoke

And I smoke because there's fire

A flame unquenchable burns higher and higher

My love is long gone

A love I thought was true

And now even the wild roses are blue

In my dreams (Dreams, dreams) you reach out for me

In my dreams (Dreams, dreams) I reach out for you

And I wake up cryin', there's nothing I can do

And even the wild roses are blue

The river is low, and the valley is dry

And the birds, they don't sing

They just hang their heads and cry

It's the lonesomest sound

Now how do I get through

When even the wild roses are blue?

In my dreams (Dreams, dreams) you reach out for me

In my dreams (Dreams, dreams) I reach out for you

I wake up cryin', there's nothing I can do

Even the wild roses are blue

Even the wild roses are blue

I cheat 'cause I lie

I lie 'cause I steal

And I steal because my heart's been buried in a field