13. Doghouse Roses

(Baynes)

Track 13 from Songs to Serenade the Dead, LWM009 2003

Mark Baynes: Vocals, Electric Guitars.
David Lambert: Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals.
Tim Ablitt: Bass.
Adrian Hood: Drums.
Alastair Hume: Piano.
Bob Cross: Violin Solo.

Like a fools she fell in love
With a man she couldn’t hold
And alone in the dead of night
The empty bed feels so cold

But she knows as the dawn creeps in
He’ll appear again
As if nothing could be wrong
And she knows that he’ll spin his lines
For the hundredth time
It’s been the same for far too long

*He brings her
Doghouse roses when she cries
And for a little while
They fill the cracks
And the pain she feels inside
He brings her
Dime store poetry and smiles
He always brings her
Doghouse roses and lies

Sometimes she truly believes
Everything will work out fine
But her dreams turn to ashes
And crumble time after time

Cause she knows as the night descends
He’ll be gone again
To live his other life
And she knows that he’ll never change
Always be the same
And it cuts her like a knife

*chorus

Posted by arclight at April 19, 2004 06:56 PM