15 petals
I love you twisted and I love you straight
Palms reached for alms as they throw
15 petals
One for every year I spent with you
Scattered in the path where you will tread
The thorn is blunted and the perfume will fade
Down in the tavern with Mary and Joe
I love you more than you know
I stand where sun is set, I crave the shade
Jewels and precious metals will never do
One for every hour that we're apart
15 petals
You take me to places where I never go
Jewels and precious metals will never do
Tears and useless battles I'll never start
Mussolini highway, there's a frankincense tree
One wine-bar vamp with the polythene face
Words won't me obey, they do as they please
15 petals of vivid red
I picked some up there to carry with me
Ein Panzer Kommander with no hair in place
And all I am left with is these
I'd write it down but I can't concentrate
