Trampled Rose

Long way goin' to

Get my medicine

Sky's the autumn grey of a lonely wren

Piano from a window played

Gone tomorrow, gone yesterday

I found it in the street

At first I did not see

Lyin' at my feet a trampled rose

Passin' the hat in church

It never stops goin' around

You never pay just once

To get the job done

What I done to me

I done to you

What happened to the trampled rose

In the muddy street

With the fireworks and leaves

A blind man with a cup I asked

Would he sing Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

I know this rose

Like I know my name

One I gave my love

It was the same

Now I find it in the street a trampled rose