I might have said, "Yes"
'Cause a bottle of vodka is still lodged in my head
And lay you down on a bed of roses
A king's ransom in dimes I'd give just to see through this pay phone
I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses
While my mistress, she calls me to stand in her spotlight again
Still I run out of time or it's hard to get through
About all of the things that I long to believe
I wanna be just as close as your Holy Ghost is
Till the bird on the wire flies me back to you
As I dream about movies they won't make of me when I'm dead
And lay you down on a bed of roses
I'm so far away, each step that I take is on my way home
With an ironclad fist, I wake up and French kiss the morning
But I laughed till I cried
The hotel bar hangover, whiskey went dry
For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails
And some blond gave me nightmares, I think that she's still in my bed
I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses
I've got nothing to prove for it's you that I'd die to defend
For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails
I wanna lay you down in a bed of roses
About love, the truth and what you mean to me
In my head while we're talking
And the truth is, baby, you're all that I need
I wanna be just as close as your Holy Ghost is
I wanna be just as close as your Holy Ghost is
While some marching band keeps it's own beat
When you close your eyes, know I'll be thinking about you
She's giving me the eye
For tonight I'll sleep on a bed of nails
Tonight, I won't be alone but you know that don't mean I'm not lonely
I'll just close my eyes and whisper, "Baby, blind love is true"
And lay you down on a bed of roses
The barkeeper's wig's crooked
