Coming up Roses

Lover or mine
 hand over the key
 the teeth have all long been gone
 and darling divine
 you're cutting my bones
 with words you won't say
 hands you don't hold
 Better the last time
 sweeter than this time
 see that you're older still
 would turn you around
 pushing you down
 my lips are in bloom
 fighting your frown
 ...
 Tell me you secrets
 I'll ask you no questions
 braving your mountain tops
 when I'm around you
 when I'm allowed to
 taking my chances
 I'd make a fortune
 I love you
 I love you
 the darkest part of you
 write you the sweetest song
 drop down from the ledges
 hand over defenses
 I'm longing to see you
 through white picket fences
 If god kept his promise
 I'd tiptoe through tulips
 gather your moss again
 jump over your hedges
 stand under your branches
 were coming up roses
 coming up roses indeed
 ...
 Is patience a virtue
 or waiting what fools do
 mama would never tell
 but this onward drive home-
 it's cutting my bones
 with kisses of stone
 from a heart made of gold
 Return to the last time
 sweeter than this time
 tugging agaisnt my will
 to dive under your dock
 swim in your pond
 knowing the water will carry you on
 If god kept his promise
 I'd tiptoe through tulips
 gather your moss again
 jump over your hedges
 swing on your branches
 we're coming up rose
 coming up roses
 If god kept his promise
 I'd tiptoe through tulips
 gather your moss again
 jump over your hedges
 swing on your branches
 we're coming up roses
 coming up roses indeed