Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Ruby
Canonical path: /ruby/roses
Related lyric paths: 6
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Roses
Read Roses lyrics by Ruby on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Roses
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Ooh, I've been diggin' round in my own dirt again
And I don't smell the roses
And the train is speeding, boiler stoked
And I won't be home for a while
And I won't be home for a while
And I won't be home for a while
Grin - I won't be home for a while
Grin, grin, grin - I won't be home for a while
Ooh, if I were to love another of my kind
Would you mind?
If I did now, would you mind
Now these words are burning holes in my face
These are dangerous days for the calm mind
And the train is speeding, boiler stokes
And I won't be home for a while
And I won't be home for a while
And I won't be home for a while
Grin, grin, grin - I won't be home for a while
Grin, grin, grin - I won't be home for a while
From ear to ear
Toes to chin
North to South
And back again
From ear to ear
Toes to chin
North to South
And back again
Running from the savagely unkind
Grin, grin, grin - I won't be home for a while
Grin, grin, grin - I won't be home for a while
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