To keep my rose in paradise She was a flower for the takin' Her beauty cut just like a knife And he was a banker from Macon Swore he'd love her all his life Bought her a mansion on a mountain With a formal garden and a lot a land But paradise became her

My perspective on life is pain Sponge textured soul so porous i can't drain I just absorb violations of the pledge You swore to me your perjury Detours the life of my child Chicanery from you for me violates natural instincts in you Dissolve does the

Oh oh oh oh It's me and you, ooh A true feeling, it's a true feeling I can see it now It's cold out, take my coat now I wore just for you I feel you in my bones now Feel you through and through It might get hard when you're growing older

That I'm alright Can't say I'm sad to see you go Cause I'm not (No I'm not) Well I'm not With all the things we said And not a minute spent To think that we'd regret So we just take it back Forget the things we swore we meant

Calling you up Just to keep crawling to your arms Goodness gracious I can't seem to stop I wanna hold you close I lost a signal and put you away Swore upon the sun I'd save you for a rainy day Loosened the noose then let go of the rope I know if it's

Oh oh oh oh I can see it now It's me and It's me and you True feeling, it's a true feeling It's cold out, take my coat now I wore just for you I feel you in my bones now Feel you through and through

Hey, little rich girl where did you go wrong? You left for London, when you were nineteen I bought you a fur coat when you were fifteen You wore it to the disco, where everyone was in jeans But you were just a rich girl, and only having fun Your worn out

That I'm alright 'Cause I'm not (No I'm not) Well I'm not And here we go again With all the things we said To think that we'd regret Forget the things we swore we meant I'll write you just to let you know Can't say I'm sad to see you go