Long Stemmed Roses                     Larry Dunn ©07

Verse

Woke up to a cold grey day on the downside of a breakup

It took my world to turn the wrong way, to finally wake up

Can’t put this off on no one else, nothin’s gonna change the fact

Now that I pushed her away, nothin’ I do will bring her back

Chorus

Long stemmed roses did not change her mind

Champagne and candlelight aren’t gonna buy me anymore time

Verse

The letter that she’d left me should’ve come as no surprise

Still I felt the sting in every word or her goodbye

Written in no uncertain terms, spelled out line by line

My powers of persuasion will not bring her back this time

Chorus

Long stemmed roses will not be enough

Diamond inlay, pearls and champagne

Won’t reconcile this love

Long stemmed roses did not change her mind

Champagne and candlelight aren’t gonna buy me anymore time

Bridge

I need her more now than I’ll ever admit

She’s gonna be a tough act to follow

And harder still for me to forget

Breakdown

She vowed not to fall for all that passion brings

Bound by promises that may never be

Tangled in a lover’s touch that isn’t all it seems

She vowed to keep her distance from another empty dream

Chorus

Long stemmed roses will grant me no reprieve

Pearl inlaid serenades no longer cast their spell for me

Long stemmed roses will not change her mind

Champagne and candlelight aren’t gonna buy me anymore time