15 Petals

I love you twisted and

I love you straight

I'd write it all down but I can't concentrate

Words won't obey me, they do as they please

And all I am left with are these

Fifteen petals

One for every year I spent with you

Jewels and precious metals

Will never do

The thorn is blunted

The perfume will fade

I stand where sun it set

I crave the shade

Down in the tavern with Mary and Joe

Palms reached for arms as they know

Fifteen petals

One for every hour that we're apart

Tears and useless battles

I'll never start

Mussolini highway

There's a frankincense tree

I picked some up there to carry with me

You take me places that I'd never go

I love you more, more than you know

Fifteen petals

Scattered in the path where you will tread

Fifteen petals

Of vivid red