Watering Roses

We've been back and forth, going round and round

Beat that dead horse into the ground

Caught between a hard place and a rock

My mom's still holding out hope for us

But some cuts cut too deep to patch up

If I knew how to rip that band-aid off

Then I might finally let you go this time

But I keep trying to bring us back to life

I've been watering the roses that ain't ever gonna grow

There's only so much you can try to fill up a heart when it's got a hole

Guess I don't know when to quit

And that's the little bit of loving you that hurts the most

I've been watering the roses that ain't ever gonna grow

Like I'm waiting on spring, but it just won't come

Them pretty pink petals, well, I ain't seen one

So why the hell can't I just say I'm done?

'Cause damn you make it hard to say goodbye

I wish that I knew how to just let it die

I've been watering the roses that ain't ever gonna grow

There's only so much you can try to fill up a heart when it's got a hole

Guess I don't know when to quit

And that's the little bit of loving you that hurts the most

I've been watering the roses that ain't ever gonna grow

How do you know if you're holding on a little too long?

How do you know if it's good or if it's good as gone?

I've been watering the roses that ain't ever gonna grow

There's only so much you can try to fill up a heart when it's got a hole

Don't know when to quit

And that's the little bit of loving you that hurts the most

I've been watering the roses that ain't ever gonna grow

I've been watering the roses that ain't ever gonna grow