In the life of a rose I've lived and died 100 times You've watched me open, bloom, wilt, rot And start over (start over) You watch me again, and again, and again, and again And each time My time, measured in light, final breaths, finding, losing Time,

Hey, hey, hey Do you bury me when I'm gone Do you teach me while I'm here Just as soon as I belong Then it's time I disappear Here I go into new days I'm pain, I'm hope, I'm suffer Ain't no mercy there for me And I went on down that road

Sometimes I feel like a man on fire, Sometimes I feel like a man possessed, Sometimes I want to burn down this crazy town. Don't it make you stop and wonder why? I walk these streets each and every day Trying to find some work just to earn my pay Just to

I can only give you love that lasts forever, And the promise to be near each time you call, And the only heart I own is yours and yours alone, that's all, that's all. I can only give you country walks in springtime, And a hand to hold when leaves begin

I want your loving more and more I want your kisses that's for sure I die each time I hear the sound They're saying here he comes He's Cathy's clown You're Cathy's clown You know you've got to stand tall You know a man can't crawl

Walk the Plank! With your life, you'll pay the price Boots of lead, your blood runs red Time to die, your end is nigh Descend into the black and don't come back The time for execution, a harrowing display For treachery upon the seas has taken place this

And all I seem to want Now I'm broken, hoping That you'll glue me up again Waiting here for you Is the warmth Of you leaving me again Each time you leave I can't know when

But maybe you'll be there Each time I see a crowd of people Just like a fool I stop and stare It's really not the proper thing to do I go out walking after midnight Along the lonely thoroughfare It's not the time or place To look for you You said your

I want your loving more and more I want your kisses that's for sure I die each time I hear the sound They're saying here he comes He's Cathy's clown You're Cathy's clown You know you've got to stand tall You know a man can't crawl

I know the only one for me can only be you My arms won't free you, my heart won't try Each time I look at you is like the first time Each time you're near me the thrill is new And there is nothing that I wouldn't do for The rare delight of the sight of