The purple rose

It’s two o’clock and the flower girl bends to listen

He looks at me but it’s her he’s going to tell…

Buy me a rose, a purple rose,

For the bruised heart you'll leave me

Because that’s all she knows how to sell

You’ve been drinking all night, and I’m starting to wonder

If you’re ever going to get the courage to stay…

Buy me a drink, a strong drink

To erase the memory of your touch

Because our love is falling away

I can’t stand that you won’t hear me

Pleading as you go on your way

I can’t stand that you won’t cry for me

While I just give it away

You laugh again loudly and I fall silent

Am I the next one you’ve started to play?

Tell me a joke, a funny joke

And I’ll laugh through smoke and smiles

If that's what it takes you to stay

With a nod to the bouncer, the doors closes behind you

And I know where you're going to go

Get me a cab, I'll pay my tab

And tonight I wander this city alone

Because your love is all that I know.

I can’t stand that you won’t hear me

Pleading as you go on your way

I can’t stand that you won’t cry for me

While I just give it away

I can’t stand that you won’t hear me

Pleading as you go on your way

I can’t stand that you won’t cry for me

While I just give it away