Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Tom Waits
Canonical path: /tom-waits/the-last-rose-of-summer
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The Last Rose of Summer
Read The Last Rose of Summer lyrics by Tom Waits on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Last Rose of Summer
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I love the way
The tattered clouds
Go wind across the sky
As summer goes
And leave me
With a tear in my eye
I'm taking out my winter clothes
My garden knows what's wrong
The petals of my favorite rose
Be in the shadows dark and long
Through every year
It's very clear
I should be used
To carrying on
But I can't be found
IN the garden
Singing this song
When the last
Rose of summer is gone
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